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…
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Artemis II Update-26, Day 10: Crew Completes Final Burn Before Splashdown
At 2:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 8 seconds, producing a change in velocity…
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)…
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…
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 mission: LUCA and LESA support Artemis safety, success as crew prepares return journey
NASA’s Artemis II mission is drawing support from a pair of nearly identical control rooms in Alabama, each…
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-19, Day 7: Crew Makes Long‑Distance Call, Prepares for Earth Return
NASA’s Artemis II crew began their return journey to Earth on April 7 after completing a historic lunar…
President Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts before crew wraps up historic Lunar Flyby [Watch Videos]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched four astronauts on April 2 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
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-16, Day 6: Crew Nears Historic Lunar Flyby
The four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission woke up to a milestone few humans have experienced. Less…
Artemis II Update-14, Day 5: Crew Demos Suits, Readies for Lunar Flyby
Astronauts aboard Artemis II continue their workday aboard the Orion spacecraft, testing survival suits and preparing for a…
Artemis II Update-13, Day 5: Crew Tests Survival Suits As Spacecraft Nears Lunar Gravity Zone
Astronauts aboard Artemis II began Flight Day 5 by testing their Orion survival suits as the Orion spacecraft…
Artemis II Update-12, Day 4: Astronauts Hand-Fly Orion, Sharpen Lunar Flyby Plan in Deep Space
Astronauts aboard Artemis II completed a 41-minute manual piloting test of the Orion spacecraft on Flight Day 4,…
Artemis II Update-10, Day 3: Crew Prepares Orion Cabin As Lunar Flyby Nears Milestone
The crew of Artemis II moved into preparation mode on April 6 as their spacecraft, Orion spacecraft, continued…
Artemis II Update-9, Day 3: NASA cancels first trajectory correction burn
NASA confirmed on April 4 that Artemis II’s first planned trajectory correction burn was canceled after Orion remained…
Artemis II Update-7, Day 2 : Orion completes Translunar Injection burn , crew begins journey to Moon
NASA’s Artemis II crew began their journey to the Moon on April 2 after Orion completed a translunar…