Artemis II Moon Circle Mission 2026

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NASA update April 3, 2026 5:00PM

NASA’s Artemis II crew in Orion continues on a precise trajectory to flyby the Moon on Monday, April 6. Flight controllers in mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston elected to cancel the spacecraft’s first outbound trajectory correction burn, as the spacecraft’s trajectory is on the right flight path.

This burn was the first of three planned trajectory adjustments in the mission timeline to fine‑tune the spacecraft’s velocity and trajectory. Any adjustments needed may be incorporated into a subsequent correction burn.

View the latest imagery from the Artemis II mission on our Artemis II Multimedia Resource Page. Please follow @NASAArtemis on X, Facebook, and Instagram for real-time updates. Live mission coverage is available on NASA’s YouTube channel. 

https://www.youtube.com/nasa

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Update Thursday morning ... 2026/04/02

AI Overview

As of early April 2, 2026 (EDT), the
Artemis II mission has successfully launched and is currently in a high Earth orbit, not yet boosted to the Moon.
Here is the current status of the mission:

Launch Success: The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, placing the Orion spacecraft and its four-person crew into Earth orbit.

Current Status: The crew is spending approximately 24 hours in a high Earth orbit, performing checkout tests on systems.

Next Milestone: The Translunar Injection (TLI) burn—the maneuver that propels them toward the Moon—is scheduled for Thursday evening, April 2, 2026.

The mission is a 10-day journey to circumnavigate the Moon and marks the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.

Problems are reported with the toilet.

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Impressive launch .... The brave crew of four is on it's way.

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From the New York times 2026/04/01

Live Updates: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Launch Countdown Begins

Four astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — are scheduled to launch at 6:24 p.m. Eastern on the first crewed journey to the moon since 1972. But they will not land there on this mission.

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