how much does artemis 2 weigh

Artemis II is commonly reported as weighing about 11 million pounds when fully assembled for rollout, which includes the rocket, Orion spacecraft, mobile launcher, and crawler-transporter setup. NASA coverage also notes the rocket itself is about 3.5 million pounds unloaded.

Quick Scoop

If you meant the spacecraft/rocket stack , the best simple answer is roughly 11 million pounds moved to the pad , or about 3.5 million pounds for the rocket alone without load.

Why the numbers differ

• 3.5 million pounds refers to the Artemis II launch vehicle when unloaded.

• 11 million pounds refers to the much larger rollout mass being transported to the launch pad, including support hardware and transporter.

If you want, I can also give you the weight in metric tons or break down the rocket, Orion capsule, and crawler separately.