Mission Active · Day 3 of 10

ARTEMIS II

Orion "Integrity" · Lunar Free-Return Flyby
Mission Elapsed Time: 00:00:00:00
Launched Apr 1 · 18:35 CST  |  Splashdown in
Orion on translunar coast · Approaching equidistance Earth/Moon
Live Trajectory
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🌍 Earth — en route — 🌕 Moon flyby Apr 6
From Earth
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From Moon
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miles
Speed
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mph · ~— mi/s
% to Moon
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of 240,000 mi
Journey progress — Earth ▸ Flyby ▸ Splashdown
Apr 1 LaunchApr 6 FlybyApr 10 Splash
Photos from Orion · Released Apr 3
Earth from Orion window with aurora
Earth — aurora + zodiacal light
Wiseman · Apr 2 post-TLI burn · nasa.gov ↗
Pale blue dot through Orion window
Pale blue dot through Orion window
Wiseman · Apr 3 Flight Day 3 · nasa.gov ↗
Artemis II SLS launch
SLS lifts off from LC-39B
NASA · Apr 1 · 18:35 CST · nasa.gov ↗
Artemis II crew inside Orion
Crew inside Orion "Integrity"
NASA · Apr 2 downlink event · nasa.gov ↗
Backlit Earth from Orion
Backlit Earth — nightside glow
Wiseman · Apr 3 Flight Day 3 · nasa.gov ↗
Earth terminator line from Orion
Earth — day/night terminator line
Wiseman · Apr 3 Flight Day 3 · nasa.gov ↗
SLS long exposure launch trail
SLS launch trail — 3 min exposure
NASA · Apr 1 · 18:35 CST · nasa.gov ↗
SLS ascending at night
SLS ascending — engine plume
NASA/Joel Kowsky · Apr 1 · nasa.gov ↗
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Mission Phases
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Launch & Earth orbit checkout
Apr 1 · 22:35 UTC · 46,000 mi orbit
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Proximity ops demo + TLI burn
Apr 2 · 5 min 50 sec engine burn
→
Translunar coast to Moon
Apr 3–5 · ~106K mi from Earth now
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Lunar flyby + solar eclipse
Apr 6 · ~5,000 mi beyond far side
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Return trajectory burns
Apr 7–9 · 3 correction burns
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Reentry & Pacific splashdown
Apr 10 · ~25,000 mph reentry
Day 3 Activities (Today · Apr 3 · CST)
12:00 CST
Crew wake-up · system checks · public affairs event
Midday
CPR & emergency medical procedure demonstration in microgravity
Ongoing
Configuring cabin for lunar flyby photography · 80–400mm & 14–24mm lens setup
17:00 CST
Koch tests Deep Space Network emergency comms system
17:49 CST
First OTC burn (~8 sec) · fine-tuning trajectory to Moon
Crew Aboard Orion "Integrity"
RW
Reid Wiseman
Commander
NASA
VG
Victor Glover
Pilot
NASA
CK
Christina Koch
Mission Specialist
NASA
JH
Jeremy Hansen
Mission Specialist
CSA 🇨🇦
First humans beyond Earth orbit since Apollo 17 (Dec 1972) · Glover: first person of color · Koch: first woman · Hansen: first non-US citizen to deep space
Records This Mission Will Set
Max distance from Earth
252,799 mi
Distance beyond Moon
~4,700 mi
Reentry speed
~25,000 mph
First crewed Orion flight
✓ Historic
Total mission distance
~685,000 mi
First deep space crew since
Dec 1972
Key Facts
Spacecraft name
Integrity
Launch vehicle
SLS Block 1
Mission duration
~10 days
Trajectory type
Free-return
Splashdown
Pacific · San Diego
Lunar flyby
Apr 6 ~13:00 ET
🌕 Special Dedication
Moon landing denier
In Honor of the Guy Who Thinks
We Never Landed on the Moon
This mission is dedicated to you, buddy.
We're doing it again. Still real. Always was. 🚀
We are currently — miles away from something that doesn't exist.