The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II have reached orbit. They will circle the Earth for about 25 hours before catapulting toward the moon. The four astronauts embarked on the high-stakes flight around the moon on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling lead-off in...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA’s Moon flyby mission primed for launch
Four astronauts are set to embark Wednesday (April 1, 2026) on a trip around the Moon marking humankind’s deepest venture into space, an odyssey that aims to launch the US into a new era of interstellar exploration. The NASA mission dubbed Artemis 2 has been years in the making after facing repeated setbacks and massive...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: Astronauts receive final weather briefing
The NASA Artemis II mission is scheduled for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m.) on Thursday (April 2, 2026). If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: Liquid oxygen fast fill complete for Space Launch System upper stage
The NASA Artemis II mission is scheduled for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m.) on Thursday (April 2, 2026). If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: Teams maintain liquid oxygen levels in Space Launch System rocket core stage through replenish mode
The NASA Artemis II mission is scheduled for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m.) on Thursday (April 2, 2026). If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: Teams begin topping phase for interim cryogenic propulsion stage liquid hydrogen tank
The NASA Artemis II mission is scheduled for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m.) on Thursday (April 2, 2026). If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: Launch team begins liquid hydrogen replenish for the Space Launch System rocket core stage
The NASA Artemis II mission is scheduled for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m.) on Thursday (April 2, 2026). If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: Liquid hydrogen chilldown begins for interim cryogenic propulsion stage
The NASA Artemis II mission is scheduled for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m.) on Thursday (April 2, 2026). If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: NASA begins fuelling the rocket
The NASA Artemis II mission is scheduled for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (3:54 a.m.) on Thursday (April 2, 2026). If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for...
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April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Science & Tech
‘I’m really proud’: Ed Dwight — first Black astronaut candidate reflects on historic Moon mission
In the 1960s Ed Dwight was the first Black astronaut candidate — but he never got his chance to go to the Moon. He said he’s now living out that once-denied dream vicariously through Victor Glover, who is set to make history on the Artemis 2 Moon mission that could take off as soon as...
