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Here is Google's collection for Wednesday 2026/04/08
Artemis II Flight Day 7: First Return Correction Burn Complete

NASA (.gov)
https://www.nasa.gov › blogs › missions › 2026/04/07
10 hours ago — At 8:03 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, ignited its thrusters for 15 seconds, producing a change in velocity.
Artemis II crew answers question during journey back to Earth

YouTube · WRAL
94.8K+ views · 1 day ago

18:28
Artemis II Flight Day 7 Highlights · FULL EVENT: President Trump Calls the Artemis II Crew As They Begin Their Journey Home - 04/06/26 · The REAL ...
Artemis 2 astronauts set for deep space burn

Space
https://www.space.com › Space Exploration › Missions
1 hour ago — Artemis 2 LIVE: Astronauts set for deep space burn to tweak Orion trajectory · Tuesday, April 7, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's ...Read more
Artemis

NASA (.gov)
https://www.nasa.gov › blogs › artemis
18 hours ago — Artemis II Flight Day 4: Crew Completes Manual Piloting Demonstration ... NASA astronaut Christina Koch, left, takes control of the Orion spacecraft during a ...Read more
Watch: Artemis II's historic lunar flyby... in 90 seconds

BBC
https://www.bbc.com · 1 day ago

1:30
Watch: Artemis II mission loses contact with Earth for 40 minutes · Four astronauts are seen in their spaceship.
WATCH: NASA holds daily Artemis II news conference after ...

PBS · PBS NewsHour
https://www.pbs.org · 18 hours ago

10:28:15
Artemis II marks NASA's first return to the moon with astronauts — a critical step toward a lunar landing by another crew in two years. A free ...
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NASA's Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official ...

YouTube · NASA
27.1M+ views · 1 day ago

10:10:01
We're about to fly around the Moon. On Monday, April 6, the four astronauts of Artemis II will travel farther from Earth than any humans in ...
Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again?

BBC
https://www.bbc.com › news › articles
21 hours ago — Nasa's Artemis II mission has passed every major test since its launch on 1 April, with its rocket, spacecraft and crew performing better than ...Read more
WATCH LIVE: NASA holds daily Artemis II news conference ...

YouTube · PBS NewsHour
104K+ views · 10 hours ago

10:28:15
WATCH LIVE: NASA holds daily Artemis II news conference after releasing historic images of Earth · Comments.
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Update Thursday morning ... 2026/04/02

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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.
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Re: Artemis II is aloft

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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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Artemis II is aloft

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Looked like a flawless launch.
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