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Artemis II Flight Update: Apogee Raise Burn Complete, Crew Looks Ahead to Proximity Operations

By |2026-04-01T21:00:00-04:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

A view of the Earth’s horizon from NASA’s Orion spacecraft as it orbits above the planet during the first hours of the Artemis II test flight. NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT on [...]

Artemis II Flight Update: Perigee Raise Maneuver Complete; NASA to Hold Press Conference

By |2026-04-01T19:54:00-04:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket launches carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on NASA’s Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Operations and Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. [...]

Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission

By |2026-04-01T19:44:00-04:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The SLS (Space Launch System) launches with the Artemis II crew aboard the Orion spacecraft on April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s [...]

The Claw and Bubble Nebulae

By |2026-04-01T16:44:25-04:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What unexpected things do you see when you look up at the night sky? Today’s image resembles an abstract painting, with large swaths of color strewn across a cosmic canvas seemingly without design. Despite the image's abstract nature, the human mind finds patterns, identifying a large claw reaching up towards [...]

Artemis II Launch Day Updates

By |2026-04-01T07:36:00-04:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut [...]

LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates

By |2026-04-01T07:36:00-04:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at Launch Complex 39B, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, on [...]

NASA Teams Readying Artemis II Moon Rocket for Launch

By |2026-03-31T14:48:00-04:00March 31st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

From left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, stop for a group photograph as they visit NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, Monday, March 30, 2026, [...]

Godspeed, Artemis II!

By |2026-03-31T11:54:00-04:00March 31st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Jessica Meir NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026, with the following caption: “Our work on the @Space_Station has provided the foundation to explore further, preparing us to return humans to the Moon this [...]

Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry

By |2026-03-31T10:30:00-04:00March 31st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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NASA’s Artemis II Launch Mission Countdown Begins

By |2026-03-30T18:13:00-04:00March 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

Media aim their remote cameras on NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, March 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from [...]

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