Artemis II Mission Accomplished: Crew Re-Entry Updates, Splash down and Safe return home [Watch Videos]
Artemis II launched aboard NASA’s Space Launch System, carrying four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft on a deep-space…
Artemis II astronauts
Artemis II Update-25, Day 10: Crew Sets for Final Burn, Splashdown
The Artemis II crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency)…
Artemis II Update-24, Day 9: Second Return Correction Burn Complete
Thrusters Fire To Steer Orion Home: At 10:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft executed a brief nine-second thruster…
Who is Dan Florez in Artemis Mission Program
Dan Florez is one of the NASA test directors for the Exploration Ground Systems Program. The test directors…
Deep Space Network Establishes Contact With Artemis II Spacecraft
The acquisition of the radio frequency signal from the Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon by NASA’s…
Monitoring over deep space network before artemis II signal acquisition
Blanca Renteria, operations chief for the Artemis Deep Space Network (DSN), monitored incoming data from the Space Flight…
What’s the longstanding tradition at JPL before any launch and other major space mission events
A Ritual Before Liftoff A container of “lucky peanuts” was placed above workstations inside the Space Flight Operations…
JPL’s Mission Control Steps Up For Artemis II Deep Space Operations
Mission Control Comes Alive In California Inside the Space Flight Operations Facility at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Artemis…
Artemis II Update-23, Day 9: Crew Prepares To Come Home
Final Day In Orbit On their final full day in space, the Artemis II crew began the morning…
Artemis II Update-22, Day 8: Crew conducts key tests as they begin their return journey
Artemis II moved into another critical phase of its return journey as the crew began Flight Day 8…
Artemis II Update-21, Day 7: First Return Correction Burn Complete
Artemis II marked a key step in its return to Earth late Tuesday, as the Orion spacecraft fired…
Artemis II Update-20, Day 7: ISS Crew Connects With Artemis II Astronauts Amid Busy Research Schedule
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station spoke with the Artemis II crew on April 8 following their lunar…
Artemis II Update-17, Day 6: Lunar Flyby Updates
Live lunar flyby updates for NASA’s Artemis II mission will be published on this page. All times are…
Artemis II Update-11, Day 4: Crew Enters Deep Space, Lunar Flyby Prep
As the Orion spacecraft continues its path toward the Moon, the Artemis II crew will spend their fourth…
Artemis II Update-6, Day 2 : Crew, houston poll ‘Go’ for Translunar injection burn, crew prepares for Moon flight
NASA approved the translunar injection burn for Artemis II on April 2, clearing the Orion spacecraft to leave…