Artemis II lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1.
The Artemis II crew will conduct a CPR and choking-response demonstration to evaluate emergency medical procedures aboard Orion.
Artemis II astronauts are traveling to the Moon aboard NASA’s Orion capsule.
After a translunar injection burn on April 2, the Artemis II crew became the first people to leave Earth’s orbit since the Apollo program in 1972.
The Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System connected with two U.S.-based ground stations and transmitted high-definition video and other mission data to Earth.
The four Artemis II crewmembers will continue exercise sessions using Orion’s flywheel device to maintain cardiovascular conditioning.
NASA planned Artemis II as a 10-day test flight around the Moon and back.
Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Artemis II launch marks the return of humans to lunar travel after more than half a century.
Artemis II is part of a program aimed at building a stable human presence on the lunar surface.
Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The trans-lunar injection burn will place Artemis II on a free-return trajectory around the Moon.
Artemis II will demonstrate life support systems with crew and help lay the foundation for an enduring presence on the Moon.
Artemis II launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Artemis II is a lunar mission and a test mission in the Artemis program.
Orion Integrity and the Artemis II crew completed a perigee raise burn.
Artemis II is GO for trans-lunar injection.
Artemis II will test Orion’s life support capabilities on live astronauts for the first time.
Artemis II carries NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
NASA is working with Amentum for ground, prelaunch, launch, and recovery operations for Artemis II.