Artemis program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Washington, D.C., USA

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Artemis II Orion lunar flyby

Apr 7, 2026

The “Integrity” Orion spacecraft, with NASA’s astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, has performed a flyby of the Moon on 6 April 2026. The Artemis II mission is now on a free-return trajectory that will bring the crew back to Earth for splashdown.

 

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Article "Artemis Astronauts Make History—Traveling Farther Than Any Human Has Gone Before"
Orion ship transporting the Artemis II crew surpasses Apollo 13’s distance record, set in 1970

by Micah Maidenberg
April 6, 2026

 

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Article "See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission"
The crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before-seen features.

by Denise Chow
April 7, 2026

 

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Artemis 2 lunar flyby time-lapse

Apr 7, 2026

The “Integrity” Orion spacecraft, with NASA’s astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, has performed a flyby of the Moon on 6 April 2026.

 

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Artemis II - postcards from the far side of the Moon

Apr 8, 2026

Photos captured by the Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen during the “Integrity” Orion spacecraft flyby of the Moon on 6 April 2026.

 

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Article "The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?"
“I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it’s getting the public excited.”

by Stephen Clark
April 9, 2026

 

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Article "Here’s What the Astronauts Are Eating on NASA’s Artemis II Mission"
The menu is out of this world.

by Danielle DeAngelis
April 8, 2026

 

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Article "Coming Home May Be the Most Dangerous Part of Artemis II"
After a successful flight around the moon, the astronauts are relying on a flawed heat shield to protect them as they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere.

by Kenneth Chang
April 9, 2026

 

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Artemis II Orion splashdown

Apr 11, 2026

The “Integrity” Orion spacecraft, with NASA’s astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, performed a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, on 11 April 2026, at 00:07 UTC (10 April, at 17:07 PDT).

 

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Artemis II Orion recovery operations and astronauts egress

Apr 11, 2026

The crew of Artemis II’s “Integrity” Orion spacecraft, NASA’s astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, was successfully recovered after splashing downin the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, on 11 April 2026, at 00:07 UTC (10 April, at 17:07 PDT).

 

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Article "Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part"

by Pallab Ghosh
April 11, 2026