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Earth seen from Orion during Artemis II
ARTEMIS PROGRAM · MISSION 2 OF 5

ARTEMIS II

Mission Complete
MISSION ELAPSED TIME
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09
DAYS
01
HRS
32
MIN
15
SEC
Launched April 1, 2026 • 22:35 UTC · LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center
CURRENT PHASE
Splashdown
COMPLETED
Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. USS San Diego and recovery teams retrieved the crew. Mission elapsed time: ~9 days.
MISSION PROGRESS Splashdown
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DISTANCE
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VELOCITY
Splashdown
PHASE
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SPACE WEATHER: ELEVATED RISK
Kp: 0 · CMEs: 31 · Peak Flare: M-class
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CREW All crew ›
Reid Wiseman
Wiseman
CDR
Victor Glover
Glover
PLT
Christina Koch
Koch
MS
Jeremy Hansen
Hansen
MS
Next: Artemis III
T− — days · Launch date TBD
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Tracking

Orion position, telemetry and space weather
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DISTANCE FROM EARTH
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VELOCITY
9d 01h
MISSION ELAPSED
Splashdown
PHASE
Live telemetry unavailable — mission complete. Data source: NASA Open APIs.
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SPACE WEATHER: ELEVATED RISK
0
KP INDEX
31
CMES (30D)
M
PEAK FLARE
Solar flares, coronal mass ejections and geomagnetic activity monitored via NOAA SWPC. Elevated flare activity can affect deep-space communications.

Media

Photos and video from Artemis II
Earth seen from Orion after departure
Home, seen from Orion · Apr 2, 2026
Earth over the lunar horizon
Earth over the lunar horizon · Apr 5, 2026
Lunar far side seen during flyby
Far side flyby · Apr 5, 2026
The Moon approaching, seen from Orion
The Moon, approaching · Apr 4, 2026
The lunar limb from Orion
The lunar limb · Apr 5, 2026
Hertzsprung basin on the lunar far side
Hertzsprung basin · Apr 5, 2026
Orion with the Moon
Orion at the Moon · Apr 6, 2026
Victor Glover at Orion's window
Glover at the window · Apr 7, 2026
Eclipse seen from Orion
Earth eclipses the Sun · Apr 8, 2026
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Timeline

Artemis II mission phases
LaunchT+0COMPLETE
SLS Block 1 lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center carrying Orion and its four-person crew.
AscentT+8mCOMPLETE
Solid boosters separate, core stage cutoff, and the ICPS places Orion in a high Earth orbit for systems checkout.
TLI BurnT+2hCOMPLETE
The trans-lunar injection burn sends Orion out of Earth orbit onto a free-return trajectory toward the Moon.
OutboundT+1dCOMPLETE
Orion coasts outbound for roughly four days. The crew checks life support, navigation, and manual handling.
Lunar FlybyT+4d 12hCOMPLETE
Orion sweeps around the far side of the Moon — the farthest humans have traveled from Earth.
Return TransitT+6dCOMPLETE
On the free-return trajectory, Orion falls back toward Earth over roughly four days.
EntryT+8d 22hCOMPLETE
Orion separates from its service module and enters the atmosphere at ~40,000 km/h behind its heat shield.
SplashdownT+9dCOMPLETE
Orion splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. USS San Diego and recovery teams retrieve the crew. Mission elapsed time: ~9 days.

Crew

Artemis II — the first crew to the Moon since 1972
Reid Wiseman
Reid Wiseman
CDR · COMMANDER
NASA astronaut, U.S. Navy captain. Second spaceflight.
Victor Glover
Victor Glover
PLT · PILOT
First person of color on a lunar mission. U.S. Navy captain.
Christina Koch
Christina Koch
MS · MISSION SPECIALIST
First woman on a lunar mission. Record holder for longest single spaceflight by a woman.
Jeremy Hansen
Jeremy Hansen
MS · MISSION SPECIALIST
CSA astronaut — first Canadian beyond Earth orbit.
ARTEMIS PROGRAM
Humanity's return to the Moon
5 MISSIONS
Artemis III — Orion and lander rendezvous
◷ 2027
ARTEMIS III
Lander Rendezvous & Spacesuit Validation
LAUNCH DATE TBD Working date: 30 Jun 2027 · T− —
DURATIONTBD
CREW4 Astronauts
VEHICLESLS Block 1
✓JUST COMPLETED
Artemis II launch
COMPLETED
ARTEMIS II
Crewed Lunar Flyby · 10 days · April 2026
ARTEMIS I
Uncrewed Test Flight · 25 days · Nov–Dec 2022
COMPLETED
ARTEMIS IV
Gateway Assembly & Lunar Landing · NET 2028
PLANNED
ARTEMIS V
Gateway Logistics & Surface Operations · NET 2030
PLANNED
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