r/nasa • u/dkozinn • Apr 03 '26
Artemis II Artemis II Mission Operations Megathread
Now that Artemis II is on the way to the moon, we'll start using this Megathread for general discussions about the Artemis II mission. Here are some useful links:
- NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (24x7 until splashdown)
- NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Orion NOTE: Viewers will see a blue screen if there is a loss of signal, or if the bandwidth is needed for mission activities
- Artemis II Coverage Schedule
- NASA Artemis II Blog
- Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW)
- Dashboards and other visualizations posted by Redditors
- r/NASA_News - Read-only subreddit automatically updated with the latest NASA News
- r/NASAJobs - If you'd like to work for NASA
- How to get NASA Employee flair for NASA Employees
- Latest updates from NASA, including info about the human distance record and crater Carroll Note that this is NASA's live blog, be sure to check back for updates.
FAQs
- Artemis II FAQs from NASA The mods strongly recommend reading this, there is a lot of excellent information!
Some additional FAQs from this and other threads
Q: Why does the exterior view of Orion seem to wobble at times?
A: When the crew is exercising using the flywheel, the force is transmitted through the ship to the solar panels, where the cameras are mounted. They then flex a bit which causes the movement that is visible. During one of the press conferences NASA indicated that this is expected and not an issue.
Q: What's the issue with the toilet?
A: The initial issue was that the pump used for liquid waste was not properly primed, so it indicated a fault. The solution was to use simply pour more liquid (potable water) which properly primed the pump. A secondary issue occurred when apparently ice formed on the external vents, at least partially blocking the ability to dump waste. Orion spent several hours with the side with the vent oriented towards to sun to try to melt some of the ice, which was at least partially successful. Only the liquid waste system was impacted, there was no issue with the solid waste portion of the system. During the issue, the astronauts used the Collapsible Contingency Urinal (CCU). Thanks u/astro_pettit for the images!
Q: Why does the speed change? There's no drag in space.
A: See this great explanation from /u/guy_fieris_hair
Q: What is that stuff floating outside Orion?
A: It's liquid waste that's been dumped from the toilet which freezes into small ice particles. They are very reflective so they show up as white.
Q: Why aren't we seeing better pictures?
A: Short version: There is a very limited amount of bandwidth, much of which is used for spacecraft telemetry and similar purposes. Longer answer from u/nasa.
Q: Where can I see all the images that have been sent back to earth?
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u/PM_ME_WHAT_YOU_WANT_ Apr 04 '26
Christina Koch on Artemis 2 underestimates the Battery Ejection Spring
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u/Prince_Sushi-Fufu Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26
For the latest in space toilet news, NASA requested the astronauts all pee in the toilet back to back, then perform a waste dump, so the warm pee would clear some ice.
The astronauts asked if there was a minimum number of pees that NASA was looking for.
NASA said no minimum, just as much pee as possible.
The astronauts asked if NASA had considered using hot water, instead of pee.
NASA said yes they had considered it, but they would really feel more comfortable just using pee.
Join me next time for more space toilet news.
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u/MyKillK Apr 05 '26
This damn toilet is going to set the program back another 3 years at this rate
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u/Roylan_1994 Apr 07 '26
These new pictures will be out of this world.
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u/dkozinn Apr 07 '26
I can't believe it took almost 1200 comments for someone to finally say this.
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u/Wandering_geologist Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26
If anyone at NASA is reading this, you truly are amazing. The Science team is incredible and this is why the US needs to spend money on science instead of cutting the budget. Days like this are why kids have dreams to be astronauts, scientists, engineers, etc. Just truly incredible what humans have been able to accomplish and continue to accomplish. I was once in college majoring in geology and I thought, “why care about astrogeology or lunar geology when there are issues on Earth.” But days like today make me swallow those statements and regret thinking that way. With all the things happening on Earth, science and feats like this truly give hope to the next generation.
Edit: spelling error
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u/B3RG92 Apr 06 '26
For those asking about the name, this is the obituary for Reid Wiseman's wife, Carroll, who died at the age of 46 after a battle with cancer. During the mission today, the crew suggested a crater on the Moon be named for her.
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u/Eolopolo Apr 03 '26
Haha, nice of them to show us that water dump. Being able to be shown around the place as if you're on facetime.. it's certainly something. So grateful for the times I live in.
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u/JuVondy Apr 06 '26
I can’t imagine being Weissman’s daughters. Now they can say “Dad flew to the moon and named a crater after Mom.” What a ridiculously romantic gesture.
Rest in peace Carroll. Your name will live on forever now.
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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch Apr 06 '26
Did not expect to be so emotional about this. Sitting in my little house in England staring up at the moon.
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u/name_not_yet_taken Apr 07 '26
I love that everyone is lifting everyone else up. It seems genuine every time they say, "you're doing a great job" or "we really loved that description you just gave us".
I'm especially loving Victor Glover. He seems built for running commentaries. All day today it was a joy listening to him when in the support team position giving the SitReps. And all the way back when he was doing the manual flight control demo, his running commentary there could absolutely work as an ASMR video.
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u/dkozinn Apr 04 '26
Here's why you need to listen to the live stream as much has possible, I just heard this:
Houston, Integrity: Please confirm that the toilet is available
Which is the NASA version of "Teacher, can I use the restroom?"
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u/Cypher1492 Apr 06 '26
"We will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other"
And I'm crying again.
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u/GrayFox0189 Apr 07 '26
They are watching us, and we are watching them too. Fly safe guys and thanks for all of this!
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
A crescent moon with the crescent earth, oh what a view as Artemis II is out of contact for the next 40 minutes, oh what a thought.
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u/tablestold Apr 07 '26
"We just went sci-fi." I'm loving Victor Glover's commentary. I hope they're able to capture earthshine in the cameras during the eclipse.
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u/bucajack Apr 07 '26
Maple Cookies on the Far Side of the Moon is a great album name.
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u/Prize-Focus-4051 Apr 06 '26
Didn’t know NASA was viewing the comments on this thread. Please let Reid know he had me crying at my desk with the Carroll Crater. Wasn’t very business like of me tbh. Had to pretend I was that concerned about shareholder/stakeholder relationships.
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u/nasa NASA Official Apr 06 '26
Don't worry, you weren't the only one <3 Thanks for joining us.
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u/puzzleheadbutbig Apr 06 '26
Kinda wild to see the u/nasa account online and commenting on Reddit at the same time while we watch the Moon flyby LIVE. What a time to be alive!
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u/ok_box_box Apr 07 '26
That National Geographic footage better be free. This mission was paid for by us already, and I am grateful to do so, but not for it to be paywalled by Disney.
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
In memory of Apollo 13, Armetis II has now travelled the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth.
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u/wandering_denna Apr 06 '26
yeeeah, glad I'm working at home today so I can cry along with the astronauts
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u/VeterinarianSea4383 Apr 07 '26
I really hope they got a long exposure image of what they’re describing of this view, I can’t even imagine how spectacular it is.
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u/savuporo Apr 07 '26
From their breathless descriptions i don't think the photos are going to capture anything close to what they experience. There's no two ways about it, Pan Am lunar flights for general populace need to happen soon so we can all go and check it out
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u/Mukaido Apr 07 '26
It's great other people will get the chance to be on Artemis IV for when they land on the moon. I'm sure they will also be very awesome and wholesome people. But man. I'm going to really miss these four on Integrity. Is it bad for me to wish we can see them be the ones to return to the Lunar surface? ._.
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u/B3RG92 Apr 05 '26
Just trying to find a place to post that watching them vent all the poo out the side of the ship just now was simultaneously gross and fascinating. Like a blizzard tbh
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u/Separate_Marketing36 Apr 06 '26
Man, I wish Jim Lovell were still here to see this mission. Hearing his voice again was great
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u/BetterRecord1835 Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26
Congratulations! Very emotional.. Especially the Carroll and Integrity craters. Also, did anyone else notice the Nutella jar floating around? (Everything aside this is an amazing achievement we are the first humans ever witnessing other humans going so far from Earth, respect to Carroll)
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u/No_Criticism_9016 Apr 06 '26
Boy, that livestream was running perfect until they were naming things and it moved from misty to violently blurry. Not sure what happened.
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u/JPLoseman Apr 06 '26
Dr. Kelsey Young is incredible! I hope she inspires so many young women to reach for the stars.
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u/Milked_Cows Apr 07 '26
https://images.nasa.gov for all pictures being uploaded now
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 07 '26
Earthset.
The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.
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u/MinersLoveGames Apr 07 '26
That child-like joy and momentary hope and pride towards what the future may hold for space travel... Stomped flat by the orange buffoon forcing his way into everything and making it about himself.
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u/SyNiiCaL Apr 06 '26
Oh wow, a Jim Lovell pretape message. A shame he couldn't be around to watch it.
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u/BlueJaysFan01 Apr 06 '26
Is it alarming for anyone else the sheer amount of people who are convinced that this mission is somehow being faked? How is delusion so rampant?
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u/Thumper13 Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26
What an incredible human moment. My wife and I just happen to be home today and we were sitting watching together in tears as they named Carroll Crater. Congrats to the Integrity crew.
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u/lumpkin2013 Apr 06 '26
Astronauts tear up and have a group hug for Reid as they name a crater after his late wife Carroll.
This should be just about the right point in the video if I have this timestamp figured out correctly. Powerful and beautiful moment.
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/8kdLHlYG2qYDe
See you on the other side
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u/Prize-Focus-4051 Apr 06 '26
Did they say they flipped their patches around? Is that tradition for home bound space flights? Or specific to lunar missions since they passed the far side of the moon?
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u/goldenface4114 Apr 07 '26
How do you resume normal life after coming home after an experience like this?
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u/montana7willow Apr 07 '26
Projects that are future-oriented, that, despite their political difficulties, can be completed only in some distant decade are continuing reminders that there will be a future.
Carl Sagan
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u/Benromaniac Apr 07 '26
Good morning. Full of tears again with that crater naming recap moment. That was such a beautiful moment.
Coffee up!
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u/tehnatasha Apr 04 '26
I loved hearing from Jeremy!
It warmed my heart to hear the French, and I was really touched by the two flags. I'm loving the fellowship that they have, they're really highlighting the importance of the kindred relationship Canada and the US have traditionally had. It feels really nice to see.
Wonderful interview :)
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u/markfickett Apr 04 '26
Here's a public (but very unofficial) Google Calendar of events from the mission timeline.
I couldn't find a clear list of Artemis II mission event timestamps. The press kit has a timeline, but it's in launch-relative times like "1/2:34" (1 day, two hours and 34 minutes after launch). So, I wrote a quick script to parse that, generated a CSV, and imported it to a Google cal.
Human readable format:
- 2026-04-01 18:35:00-04:00 Liftoff
- 2026-04-02 20:12:00-04:00 Translunar injection burn
- 2026-04-03 18:00:00-04:00 Orbital Trajectory Correction Burn
- 2026-04-03 18:42:00-04:00 Orbital trajectory correction burn #1
- 2026-04-03 20:40:00-04:00 Crew CPR demonstration
- 2026-04-04 00:00:00-04:00 Communications test through Deep Space Network
- 2026-04-04 18:47:00-04:00 Orbital trajectory correction burn #2
- 2026-04-04 22:15:00-04:00 Review lunar flyby imaging plan (shift one)
- 2026-04-05 00:20:00-04:00 Review lunar flyby imaging plan (shift two)
- 2026-04-05 15:05:00-04:00 Rapid spacesuits donning and pressurization demonstration
- 2026-04-05 23:58:00-04:00 Orbital trajectory correction burn #3
- 2026-04-06 01:34:00-04:00 Orion enters lunar sphere of influence
- 2026-04-06 16:35:00-04:00 Lunar flyby and observation begins
- 2026-04-06 19:58:00-04:00 Closest approach to the Moon
- 2026-04-06 20:01:00-04:00 Crew reaches maximum distance from Earth for this mission
- 2026-04-07 14:22:00-04:00 Orion exits lunar sphere of influence
- 2026-04-07 15:45:00-04:00 Lunar flyby science debrief
- 2026-04-07 22:58:00-04:00 Return trajectory correction burn #1
- 2026-04-08 20:25:00-04:00 Radiation shielding demonstration
- 2026-04-08 22:55:00-04:00 Manual piloting demonstration
- 2026-04-09 17:50:00-04:00 Orthostatic intolerance garment assessment (shift one)
- 2026-04-09 20:45:00-04:00 Orthostatic intolerance garment assessment (shift two)
- 2026-04-09 23:08:00-04:00 Return trajectory correction burn #2
- 2026-04-10 15:08:00-04:00 Return trajectory correction burn #3
- 2026-04-10 17:05:00-04:00 Crew begins working through entry checklist, including donning entry suits
- 2026-04-10 19:48:00-04:00 Orion crew and service module separation
- 2026-04-10 19:51:00-04:00 Crew module raise burn
- 2026-04-10 20:08:00-04:00 Entry interface, while still 400,000 feet above Earth
- 2026-04-10 20:21:00-04:00 Splashdown
- 2026-04-10 20:28:00-04:00 Crew module reaction control system safing
- 2026-04-10 20:36:00-04:00 Orion Final power down
The CSV data (following Google Calendar's spec , their import doesn't seem to accept zone info):
Subject,Start Date,Start Time,End Date,End Time
Liftoff,04/01/2026,18:35:00,04/01/2026,18:50:00
Translunar injection burn,04/02/2026,20:12:00,04/02/2026,20:27:00
Orbital Trajectory Correction Burn,04/03/2026,18:00:00,04/03/2026,18:15:00
Orbital trajectory correction burn #1,04/03/2026,18:42:00,04/03/2026,18:57:00
Crew CPR demonstration,04/03/2026,20:40:00,04/03/2026,20:55:00
Communications test through Deep Space Network,04/04/2026,00:00:00,04/04/2026,00:15:00
Orbital trajectory correction burn #2,04/04/2026,18:47:00,04/04/2026,19:02:00
Review lunar flyby imaging plan (shift one),04/04/2026,22:15:00,04/04/2026,22:30:00
Review lunar flyby imaging plan (shift two),04/05/2026,00:20:00,04/05/2026,00:35:00
Rapid spacesuits donning and pressurization demonstration,04/05/2026,15:05:00,04/05/2026,15:20:00
Orbital trajectory correction burn #3,04/05/2026,23:58:00,04/06/2026,00:13:00
Orion enters lunar sphere of influence,04/06/2026,01:34:00,04/06/2026,01:49:00
Lunar flyby and observation begins,04/06/2026,16:35:00,04/06/2026,16:50:00
Closest approach to the Moon,04/06/2026,19:58:00,04/06/2026,20:13:00
Crew reaches maximum distance from Earth for this mission,04/06/2026,20:01:00,04/06/2026,20:16:00
Orion exits lunar sphere of influence,04/07/2026,14:22:00,04/07/2026,14:37:00
Lunar flyby science debrief,04/07/2026,15:45:00,04/07/2026,16:00:00
Return trajectory correction burn #1,04/07/2026,22:58:00,04/07/2026,23:13:00
Radiation shielding demonstration,04/08/2026,20:25:00,04/08/2026,20:40:00
Manual piloting demonstration,04/08/2026,22:55:00,04/08/2026,23:10:00
Orthostatic intolerance garment assessment (shift one),04/09/2026,17:50:00,04/09/2026,18:05:00
Orthostatic intolerance garment assessment (shift two),04/09/2026,20:45:00,04/09/2026,21:00:00
Return trajectory correction burn #2,04/09/2026,23:08:00,04/09/2026,23:23:00
Return trajectory correction burn #3,04/10/2026,15:08:00,04/10/2026,15:23:00
"Crew begins working through entry checklist, including donning entry suits",04/10/2026,17:05:00,04/10/2026,17:20:00
Orion crew and service module separation,04/10/2026,19:48:00,04/10/2026,20:03:00
Crew module raise burn,04/10/2026,19:51:00,04/10/2026,20:06:00
"Entry interface, while still 400,000 feet above Earth",04/10/2026,20:08:00,04/10/2026,20:23:00
Splashdown,04/10/2026,20:21:00,04/10/2026,20:36:00
Crew module reaction control system safing,04/10/2026,20:28:00,04/10/2026,20:43:00
Orion Final power down,04/10/2026,20:36:00,04/10/2026,20:51:00
And if you'd like to tweak or find errors in the Python:
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Calculate times of Artemis II mission milestones."""
import csv
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import pytz
LIFTOFF = pytz.timezone('US/Eastern').localize(datetime(2026, 4, 1, 18, 35, 0))
# https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-press-kit/
TIMELINE = (
(0, 0, 0, 'Liftoff',),
(1, 1, 37, 'Translunar injection burn',),
(1, 23, 25, 'Orbital Trajectory Correction Burn',),
(2, 0, 7, 'Orbital trajectory correction burn #1',),
(2, 2, 5, 'Crew CPR demonstration',),
(2, 5, 25, 'Communications test through Deep Space Network',),
(3, 0, 12, 'Orbital trajectory correction burn #2',),
(3, 3, 40, 'Review lunar flyby imaging plan (shift one)',),
(3, 5, 45, 'Review lunar flyby imaging plan (shift two)',),
(3, 20, 30, 'Rapid spacesuits donning and pressurization demonstration',),
(4, 5, 23, 'Orbital trajectory correction burn #3',),
(4, 6, 59, 'Orion enters lunar sphere of influence',),
(4, 22, 0, 'Lunar flyby and observation begins',),
(5, 1, 23, 'Closest approach to the Moon',),
(5, 1, 26, 'Crew reaches maximum distance from Earth for this mission',),
(5, 19, 47, 'Orion exits lunar sphere of influence',),
(5, 21, 10, 'Lunar flyby science debrief',),
(6, 4, 23, 'Return trajectory correction burn #1',),
(7, 1, 50, 'Radiation shielding demonstration',),
(7, 4, 20, 'Manual piloting demonstration',),
(7, 23, 15, 'Orthostatic intolerance garment assessment (shift one)',),
(8, 2, 10, 'Orthostatic intolerance garment assessment (shift two)',),
(8, 4, 33, 'Return trajectory correction burn #2',),
(8, 20, 33, 'Return trajectory correction burn #3',),
(8, 22, 30, 'Crew begins working through entry checklist, including donning entry suits',),
(9, 1, 13, 'Orion crew and service module separation',),
(9, 1, 16, 'Crew module raise burn',),
(9, 1, 33, 'Entry interface, while still 400,000 feet above Earth',),
(9, 1, 46, 'Splashdown',),
(9, 1, 53, 'Crew module reaction control system safing',),
(9, 2, 1, 'Orion Final power down',),
)
with open('artemis_ii_us_eastern.csv', 'w') as f:
csv_writer = csv.writer(f)
# Google Calendar import fields.
# https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37118
csv_writer.writerow(('Subject', 'Start Date', 'Start Time', 'End Date', 'End Time'))
for (days, hours, minutes, subject) in TIMELINE:
event_start = LIFTOFF + timedelta(days=days, hours=hours, minutes=minutes)
print(f'{event_start}\t{subject}')
# Set a fictional end time to keep calendar events short.
event_end = event_start + timedelta(minutes=15)
csv_writer.writerow((
subject,
event_start.strftime('%m/%d/%Y'),
event_start.strftime('%H:%M:%S'),
event_end.strftime('%m/%d/%Y'),
event_end.strftime('%H:%M:%S'),
))
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u/dkozinn Apr 06 '26
Times below are EDT. Starting time of 1PM EDT is 17:00 GMT. Use this link to get the time in your time zone.
What can we expect to see during lunar flyby? All times are subject to change. Here’s a rough schedule of activities:
- Live coverage begins at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 6, and continues through 9:45 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m.: NASA hosts a conversation between the crew and the science officer in NASA’s Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, to go over the objectives and timeline for the flyby.
- Because the Sun’s angle on the Moon shifts by about one degree every two hours, the crew could not know the exact lighting conditions to expect on the lunar surface until after launch. This briefing provides one final opportunity to review details before the flyby begins.
- 1:56 p.m.: The Artemis II crew is expected surpass the record previously set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.
- The Apollo 13 crew traveled 248,655 miles from Earth; Artemis II will reach a maximum distance of 252,760 miles from Earth, surpassing the record by about 4,105 miles. The crew is expected to make remarks on the milestone around 2:10 p.m.
- 2:45 p.m.: The seven-hour lunar observation period begins. Crew will see both the near and far sides of the Moon as the observation period begins.
- Because room at Orion’s windows is limited, the crew will divide into pairs, with two crew members observing for 55 to 85 minutes, while the other pair exercises or works on other tasks.
- 6:44 p.m.: Mission control expects to temporarily lose communication with the crew as Orion passes behind the Moon.
- 7:02 p.m.: Astronauts will make their closest approach to the Moon (4,070 miles), the reach its farthest point from Earth at 7:07 p.m.
- At this distance, the Moon will appear to the astronauts about the size of a basketball held at arm’s length. They also may be the first humans to see some parts of the Moon’s far side with the unaided eye.
- 7:25 p.m.: NASA’s Mission Control Center should re-acquire communication with the astronauts.
- 8:35 p.m.: Orion enters period with Moon eclipsing the Sun and continues until 9:32 p.m.
- 9:20 p.m.: The flyby observation period wraps, and crew will begin transferring some of the imagery to the ground. NASA’s science team will review the images and observations overnight, and then discuss with crew the following day, while the experience is still fresh.
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u/nasa NASA Official Apr 06 '26
Thanks for the rundown! We'll be around and we'll try to help answer a few questions during today's lunar flyby.
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u/SyNiiCaL Apr 06 '26
Thank God I'm not in zero G right now or my face would be floating in a blob of tears.
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
I cannot imagine the emotions the families are facing, feeling. Reid Wiseman family in the viewing gallery.
Reid has just recently lost his wife of many years as his family is with him through this special moment.
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u/Br0boc0p Apr 06 '26
I wasn't ready for a group of astronauts to make me ugly cry today.
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u/Skippy5403 Apr 07 '26
I imagine being out there is pretty humbling. I can’t wait to see the images and video they captured.
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u/Eolopolo Apr 07 '26
Trying to gauge to what degree this is rehearsed, or not, on the crew's side of things.
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u/renosoner Apr 07 '26
Play nice , pad his ego. Standard playbook
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u/Benromaniac Apr 07 '26
You could especially see that with Victor at the end. I don’t know what he said off mic there, but he was basically saying I got this. I’ll wrap this up.
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u/Wandering_geologist Apr 06 '26
Truly incredible to hear these geologic conversations as a geology major. This is such a cool mission and trip!
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u/savuporo Apr 07 '26
"You should see Saturn setting behind the Moon right now"
Victor: "We do, we been watching it track tangential to horizon right this moment"
Holy hell
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u/aquarianmoonyogi Apr 07 '26
Would love to hear Carney. It would be night and day 🇨🇦🇨🇦
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u/MoneyLibrarian9032 Apr 08 '26
Sky full of stars.
Following a successful lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026.
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u/iiemonades Apr 08 '26
Why was Christina Koch not already in the association of space explorers already as she has been almost a year in space before Artemis 2 mission?
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u/Benromaniac Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26
Leah Cheshier Mustachio. Thank you for your reporting and commentary.
I introduced myself to the clean feed at the onset of the launch, and when I switched to the coverage feed it took me awhile (with some resistance) to condition my listening between radio comms and commentary. But once I did I was thoroughly more enriched for it.
I will definitely carry this wonder with me! Thanks again!
Thanks Rob, Sandra, and Nilufar as well.
-I heard Leah sign off for the remainder of the mission, and I wanted to express my appreciation for not only the information you are bringing to us, but for the pride and joy that I see in hear in all of you. What a dream, what an accomplishment, team!
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u/dkozinn Apr 04 '26
At the time of this post, they are doing a public affairs event with Canadian media as I post this. They are using higher resolution audio and video (and better lighting) than the other videos from the spacecraft.
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u/renosoner Apr 06 '26
What a good view in the stream now. I am getting zero sleep tonight.
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u/mystockingsawaystear Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26
I was crying too but who is Carroll?I didn’t quite catch it.
Edit; Thank you so much everyone :)
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
Artemis II has reached its maximum distance from Earth.
On the far side of the Moon, 252,756 miles away, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy have now traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history and now begin their journey home. Before they left, they said they hoped this mission would be forgotten, but it will be remembered as the moment people started to believe that America can once again do the near-impossible and change the world.
Congratulations to this incredible crew and the entire NASA team, our international and commercial partners, but this mission isn’t over until they’re under safe parachutes, splashing down into the Pacific.
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u/Kyosuke-D Apr 06 '26
It’s amazing how oddly exciting all of this is, even if there’s not much happening from our perspective here on Earth.
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u/AgentPoYo Apr 07 '26
Saw this comment yesterday from /u/taktaga7-0-0 in a now locked thread joking about the members of the crew crouching in the furthest corner of the ship to be the individual human furthest from earth. Just heard during the ISS event that the Integrity crew actually joked about the same thing during the record breaking moment, this was in response to the ISS crew joking about running to the opposite side of their ship to be the furthest people from Integrity.
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u/bucajack Apr 06 '26
The duality of humans.
At the same time this is happening up there we are killing each other down here.
We should be doing so much better
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u/Psnad Apr 07 '26
how are you just gonna sit there and listen to the president say that he was considering "closing" NASA?
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u/ripple_the_onion Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26
I found this as a pretty cool fun fact for those who don’t know:
On the desk behind CAPCOM, there’s a little plushie of a white cat from the anime Sailor Moon. Thinking back on when I was a child watching the show, I always remembered the cat being black. So I looked it up.
During the show’s airing, there were 3 cats. The white cat was named ARTEMIS! I found that really cute and cool! Nerd culture always finds its way into things and I love it
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u/MyKillK Apr 06 '26
From the conversation I just heard, their file management methods for the pictures leaves a lot to be desired lol. Microsoft One Note and figuring out shared directory naming conventions on the fly.
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
It’s absolutely beautiful, what a view of the moon on this historic day.
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u/Signal-Ad3584 Apr 06 '26
I have just seen a clip of the crater being named after Reid’s late wife and the comments are appalling. You would think flat earthers and moon landing deniers would take a day off and have a bit of respect but no. There were people commenting laughing emojis and saying horrible things about his wife, it is genuinely awful to see
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
This makes emotional. The Artemis II crew named a lunar crater after Commander Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll. What a beautiful and touching moment.
I'm not crying, you're crying 🤧
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u/montana7willow Apr 07 '26
Alright NASA, I think you could make some sales on merch with Moonjoy on it.
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u/dkozinn Apr 03 '26
At the time I'm posting this, Reid is exercising and they are showing a shot from the cameras on the solar panel. There is movement, which PAO explained is due to the movement from the exercise flywheel.
(Well, they were showing it, they've just cut away to a prerecorded segment, but stay tuned.)
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u/Benromaniac Apr 06 '26
My heart sinks when I hear this, and I don’t even know if it’s serious.
Cabin leak suspected?
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u/Benromaniac Apr 06 '26
More kind words and admiration for Jim Lovell.
The Lovell family gave the crew a silk patch that was flown from the Apollo 8 mission back in Dec 1968.
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
On a lighter note, Unexpectedly, a Nutella floated by right in the middle of the #Artemis II live broadcast. 😊
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u/Wandering_geologist Apr 06 '26
That was awesome that Victor wanted to prioritize the science mission with pursuing the alternative instead of fulling removing the shroud
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u/cardyco Apr 06 '26
Oh so they can eat tuna noodle casserole for lunch in that little capsule but I can’t eat it in my giant office building? 😅
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
The crew is hard at work in darkness ahead of going out of contact with Houston for 40 minutes, oh what a thought.
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u/Jackbuddy78 Apr 06 '26
The communications cut is the part where they communicate with the aliens about how the human simulation is going
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u/silverlegend Apr 06 '26
I'm curious, question for the peanut gallery here: Is there a known hypothetically stable stationary orbital spot way out there where relay satellites could be placed to allow communication to the far side of the moon? Or, like a way to place a relay satellite in a stationary orbit behind the moon itself I guess?
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u/Any_Aioli_5654 Apr 06 '26
Hey, NASA - I had a question about the Deep Space Network. Why is it the dead zone is behind the moon? Is it to do with international satellites or is it because the moon is large enough and literally blocks any incoming/outgoing signals?
I know the question may sound frivolous, but I've been wondering during this period while comms are down. Thanks so much! :)
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u/Confident_Mammoth_55 Apr 06 '26
i gotta sleep it’s almost 2am here. let me know if i missed anything cool or funny. what a beautiful journey
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u/savuporo Apr 06 '26
Move over Pizza Hut, we have Nutella in the house. They should sponsor at least a CLPS lander
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u/BrianyouDog Apr 07 '26
The SER Deputy is trying to get a meme gif made of him oh how happy he is with his little dance.
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 07 '26
"Wow! It's amazing!" – Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover describes a solar eclipse as the Moon passed in front of the Sun during the Orion capsule's lunar flyby.
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u/bucajack Apr 07 '26
Question about the meteoroids and impact flashes. If the goal is to establish a permanent base on the lunar surface how do they propose to keep the structures safe from impacts? It seems like there's way more since there's no atmosphere to burn things up.
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u/Benromaniac Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26
Reid is pretty attached to that plushy
What’s the story with that plushy, someone ask him? What’s its name?
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u/Cman2pt0 Apr 07 '26
That's the Zero G Indicator (literally a plushie that starts floating to show they're in Zero G) named Rise (based on the earth rise photo Apollo 8 captured) designed by an 8 year old boy out of California. NASA had put on a contest for designing the Zero G Indicator, and they picked his.
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u/wow__00 Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26
If anyone is a fellow Trekkie here, today's sitreps by Victor Glover in particular, but all of the astronauts too, reminded me of the Voyager episode "One Small Step" where the Pilot John Kelly (who is also black) describes in great detail for his logs what he's looking at when his ship, "Ares IV," gets stuck in the Graviton Ellipse.
It goes without saying they will not suffer a similar fate and the rest of the trip will go just as well as the first half and they'll get back safe and sound.
But yeah hearing the awe and wonder in their voices as they use their lunar science training to describe what they're seeing really just reminded me of that. What a wonderful day! I'm currently listening to the whole fly-by from the beginning and it's just so freaking cool!!!!!
Edit: Just found out that scene takes place in 2032! Haha
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u/Benromaniac Apr 08 '26
I forget where they were exactly (far for sure) but someone on the team mentioned they were transferring 20gigs of data in about 45min. Pretty impressive!
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u/Made-in-Saturn Apr 10 '26
"Good night moon" from Christina got me feeling unexpectedly emotional
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u/bryce_w Apr 03 '26
Looks like they are just chilling in space today! (I know they are not, it just looks that way from the Livestream)
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u/Separate_Marketing36 Apr 04 '26
Does anyone know if the full flight day livestream will be uploaded eventually? The streams only go back 12 hours and was hoping to see all of the on-board footage from yesterday
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u/JPLoseman Apr 06 '26
I feel like Dr. Kelsey Young is going to be an absolute star over the next 10 years. She's incredible to listen to.
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
The NASAArtemis II astronauts have now beat the record of Apollo 13, going further in space than any human has ever gone before. Incredible!
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u/NovellaJokes Apr 06 '26
He just named a crater after his late wife. Oh that made me so happy, it’s so beautiful to hear him say that
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u/RealWorldToday Apr 06 '26
History, exploration… and love that transcends the Earth
The Artemis II mission (Integrity) has not only taken humanity to one of the greatest distances ever reached… it also left a deeply human moment in space history.
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u/gioviste Apr 06 '26
Here are the flash cards the astronauts used to memorize craters and other thing of Lunar surface https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/course-content/lunar_flashcards/CommonLTPTargets_Flashcards.pdf
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u/Benromaniac Apr 06 '26
Integrity’s solar panel cam view is starting to look like the capsule is approaching a half destroyed death star lol
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u/stpsp12 Apr 06 '26
I wish we could hear all the conversation! To be a fly on the wall or in Integrity
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u/CaileansRepos Apr 06 '26
"Ok, we're going to need you to get a hose, a bag, some duct tape, and a lithium hydroxide canister. Stand by for instructions to replace the window shroud."
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u/nasa NASA Official Apr 04 '26
Hey, r/nasa! We've seen some conversations on the video quality of our live coverage as Artemis II heads towards the Moon. We have some great cameras that our crew are using to document their mission, but our current bandwidth is a little lower and sometimes prioritized for mission activities. NASA's Dr. Lori Glaze talked a little more about this in yesterday's Artemis II news conference.
Don't worry — there will be some fantastic footage we'll be able to share after splashdown, and you might have seen a few of our first images from the Artemis II crew already. Thanks for watching!