when was the last nasa launch

The last NASA launch was Artemis 2 on April 1, 2026. It launched from Kennedy Space Center and is currently on its way to the Moon.

Quick Scoop

If you meant the last NASA launch before Artemis 2 , that was the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-135 , which lifted off on July 8, 2011. NASA’s launch history and related NASA pages also point to STS-135 as the final shuttle launch.

What this means

• Most recent NASA launch: Artemis 2, April 1, 2026.

• Last space shuttle launch: STS-135, July 8, 2011.

• NASA maintains launch-history and schedule pages for current and past missions.

If you want, I can also give you the most recent NASA launch by mission type — for example, crewed, cargo, or planetary.