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    Artemis II Flight Day 6: Crew Wraps Historic Lunar Flyby

    The four Artemis II crew members participate in a live downlink on flight day six, following the conclusion of their lunar flyby.

    The Artemis II mission wrapped up a historic seven-hour lunar flyby, marking humanity’s first return to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and capturing images of the lunar far side. After the lunar observation period concluded, the Artemis II crew was congratulated by President Donald J. Trump, in a live conversation that aired as […]

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    Artemis II Flight Day 6: Lunar Flyby Updates 

    n this fully illuminated view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth), is visible on the right. It is identifiable by the dark splotches that cover its surface. These are ancient lava flows from a time early in the Moon’s history when it was volcanically active. The large crater west of the lava flows is Orientale basin, a nearly 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the Moon’s near and far sides. Orientale's left half is not visible from Earth, but in this image we have a full view of the crater. Everything to the left of the crater is the far side, the hemisphere we don’t get to see from Earth because the Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate that it orbits round us.

    NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II lunar flyby is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, and Roku, alongside the agency’s 24/7 coverage on its YouTube channel. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.  

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    Artemis II Flight Day 6: Crew Ready for Lunar Flyby

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    The Artemis II crew is awake and beginning preparations for today’s lunar flyby — a first for humans since Apollo 17 in 1972. The sounds of “Good Morning,” by Mandisa and TobyMac played as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, woke up just […]

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    Artemis II Flight Day 5: Correction Burn Complete 

    A view from an onboard camera showing parts of a spacecraft against the blackness of space. Large rectangular solar array panels with visible wiring patterns extend outward on articulated arms.

    Mission control teams in Houston and the Artemis II crew completed an outbound correction burn to refine the Orion spacecraft’s trajectory to the Moon. The burn began at 11:03 p.m. EDT and lasted 17.5 seconds. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, continue on a precise path to flyby the Moon on Monday, April 6.   Early in their workday, the crew completed a […]

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    Artemis II Flight Day 5: Crew Starts Day with Suit Demo 

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    The morning opened to the beat of “Working Class Heroes (Work)” by CeeLo Green as the Artemis II crew, now flying about 65,235 miles from the Moon, began preparations for their first test objective: an evaluation of the Orion Crew Survival System suit. The crew also heard a special message from Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke.

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    Artemis II Flight Day 4: Deep-Space Flying, Lunar Flyby Prep

    The Artemis II crew - NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Wiseman (far left), CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen (center left) and NASA astronauts Christina Koch (center right) and Victor Glover (right) participated in a live media event in the Orion spacecraft during Flight Day 4.

    As the Orion spacecraft continues its path toward the Moon, the Artemis II crew will spend their fourth flight day preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6. The crew of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, began their day in space to the […]

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    Artemis II Flight Day 3: Crew Prepares Cabin for Lunar Flyby

    Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman work together inside the Orion spacecraft on their way to the Moon.

    The Artemis II mission is more than halfway to the Moon. After cancellation of the first outbound trajectory correction burn, the Artemis II crew began preparing the Orion spacecraft’s cabin for the lunar observation period on Monday, April 6, at approximately 2:30 p.m. Additionally, crew members have been exercising, practicing medical response procedures, and testing […]

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    Artemis II Flight Day 3: Outbound Trajectory Correction Burn Update

    A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four main windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026.

    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 […]

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