NASA finalized science plans for the Artemis II lunar flyby.
At the end of Day 3 of Artemis II, Orion was moving at 3,535 km/h, 289,239 km from Earth, and 162,699 km from the Moon.
Victor Glover is participating in a manual piloting demo for Artemis II.
Four astronauts will travel for about ten days aboard Orion on Artemis II.
NASA selected Telespazio as one of its international partners for Artemis II monitoring.
Artemis II carries NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, plus Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
The Artemis II crew performed a manual piloting demonstration using the interim cryogenic propulsion stage as a docking target.
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are flying the first lunar crewed mission since 1972.
Artemis II is scheduled to conduct a lunar flyby on Monday, April 6.
Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft performed a translunar injection burn of about six minutes to leave Earth orbit and head toward the Moon.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission since Apollo to fly around the Moon.
The Artemis II crew will configure handheld cameras with 80-400-millimeter and 14-24-millimeter lenses for the lunar flyby.
Artemis II is NASA’s crewed mission to fly around the Moon and return to Earth.
Orion will reach a distance of about 7,400 km from the Moon on Artemis II.
The Artemis II crew will practice preparing the Orion cabin for lunar observations by stowing equipment, setting up cameras, and moving in microgravity.
Artemis II is on its way to the Moon.
Telespazio supports Artemis II radio tracking through antennas at the Fucino Space Center in Italy.
The Artemis II crew was approximately 99,900 statute miles from Earth and approaching the Moon at 161,750 statute miles at wakeup.
The Artemis II crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Thales Alenia Space developed the European Service Module structure and critical subsystems for Artemis II in Turin.