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Artemis II Mission

completedLaunch 2026-069
Launched 4/1/2026HEOService GSat DSO E
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
5 payloads
Artemis II
retired
Human Spaceflight
GEO
ATENEA
retired
Technology Demonstrationsuborbital
K-RadCube
retired
Technology Demonstrationsuborbital
SWC-1
active
Science ExplorationGEO
TACHELES
retired
Technology DemonstrationGEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
4/1/2026
Launch ID
2026-069
Launch Profile
Sat DSO E
Service Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Launch Vehicle
SLS Block 1
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39B, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
5
Payload Status
retired 4 / active 1
Payload Mission Types
Technology Demonstration 3 / Human Spaceflight 1 / Science Exploration 1
Track
Mentions
165
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

NASA’s Artemis II mission carried astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen aboard the Orion spacecraft on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.7Apr 8, 2026Artemis 2 crew captures rare lunar science as Orion splashdown target time announced

Integrasys signed a contract with NASA in January or February of this year to provide day-and-night tracking for the Artemis II mission.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.5Apr 8, 2026Así sigue el rumbo de la cápsula Orion la empresa española Integrasys

The Orion tracking operation is being conducted throughout the Artemis II mission, which ends on April 11.

PlanValue 3.8Apr 8, 2026Así sigue el rumbo de la cápsula Orion la empresa española Integrasys

USS John P. Murtha is slated to serve as the recovery ship for the Orion spacecraft and its crew after NASA's Artemis II mission.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 8, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: 🚨📰 #USNAVY UPDATE: USS John P. Murtha to support NASA's Artemis II mission SAN DIEGO – Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is slated to serve as the recovery ship for the Orion spacecraft and its crew upon their return from the historic Artemis II… pic.

NASA’s Artemis II mission completed a flyby of the Moon’s far side on Monday.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Apr 7, 2026El histórico sobrevuelo de la tripulación del Artemis II a la cara oculta de la Luna, en imágenes

Astronauts aboard Orion captured images of a total solar eclipse during the Artemis II mission.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Apr 7, 2026El histórico sobrevuelo de la tripulación del Artemis II a la cara oculta de la Luna, en imágenes

NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the Moon on April 6 for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than five decades.

PlanValue 4.2Apr 6, 2026La misión Artemis II acomete el desafío tecnológico de sobrevolar la Luna

The Artemis II mission has four astronauts.

GeneralValue 3.5Apr 6, 2026Big day today for Orion Integrity & the Artemis II crew. First, at 17:56 UTC, they will surpass Apollo 13's distance from Earth record at 400,171km. Closest approach to the Moon will be at 23:02 UTC at 6,543km, followed by furthest distance from Earth at 23:05 UTC at 406,772km.

An Earth view was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Apr 6, 2026Big day today for Orion Integrity & the Artemis II crew. First, at 17:56 UTC, they will surpass Apollo 13's distance from Earth record at 400,171km. Closest approach to the Moon will be at 23:02 UTC at 6,543km, followed by furthest distance from Earth at 23:05 UTC at 406,772km.

The Artemis II mission is the first time the entire Orientale basin has been seen by human eyes.

GeneralValue 2.2Apr 5, 2026TIL there were large swaths of the lunar far side even near the equator that no humans have directly seen before (non-illuminated parts on the left side of the map):

The Artemis II mission crew consists of Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 5, 2026Earth

NASA captured a view of Earth on April 5, 2026, during the fourth day of the Artemis II mission from inside the Orion spacecraft.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Apr 5, 2026RT by @AJ_FI: One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon. This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will reach their closest approach of the Moon tomorrow, April 6. pic.

NASA released high-resolution images of Earth taken through the Orion capsule window during the Artemis II mission.

CapabilityValue 3.0Apr 3, 2026RT by @GewoonLukas_: Good morning, world! 🌎 We have spectacular new high-resolution images of our home planet, all of us looking back through the Orion capsule window at our Artemis II astronauts as they continue their journey to the Moon. pic.

Redwire developed advanced optical imaging and sun sensor technology for the Artemis II mission.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 2, 2026Artemis II Mission Guided by Redwire Navigation Technology

NASA’s Artemis II mission is in flight and is preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 2, 2026Artemis II is Headed to the Moon

The Artemis II mission is approximately 10 days long.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 2, 2026NASA launches Artemis II crew on 10-day Moon flyby test mission

Orion reached approximately 7,400 km from the Moon during the Artemis II mission.

CapabilityValue 3.0Apr 2, 2026Cingolani commenta il lancio di Artemis II

Orion will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after the Artemis II mission ends.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 2, 2026Latest News

NASA launched the crewed Artemis II mission with four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a planned test flight around the Moon and back.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 2, 2026NASA launches Artemis II crew on 10-day Moon flyby test mission

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen are on the approximately 10-day Artemis II mission.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 2, 2026Artemis II is Headed to the Moon
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