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And we have a lift off of Artemis 2.

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April 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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The rain storms around Kennedy have been moved away and there is a 80% "go" for launch during the launch window.

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April 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Data from the Orion capsular is transmitted again.

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April 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Picture from the lift off

Photo: NASA TV
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April 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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The power down of Orion is necessary before the recovery crews can take the astronauts out of the capsular. The first ship has arrived at the capsular.

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April 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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The thruster burn was successful. The flight path angle of Orion is in the parameters. The last position change was successful.

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April 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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4 hours to Launch and the Artemis 2 crew has entered the lift at the launch ramp to go into the capsular.

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April 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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The historic mission of Artemis 2 around the moon was a full success and many things have been tested and learned for Artemis 3. Artemis 3 launch is expected to launch in 2027.

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April 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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We are around 17 minutes from splashdown.

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April 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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The crew is prepared for doing their observations.

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April 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Pictures from the re-entry and splashdown

Photos: NASA TV

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April 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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We have a successful separation from the European Service Module.

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April 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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core stage separation successful. 10 minutes till the upper stage separation.

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April 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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The optical connection is successfully established. The ground station receives 4k data.

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April 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Later today pilot Victor Glover first time manually flew the orion space craft.

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April 2, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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The solar array deployment sequence has begun. It takes a few minutes till this is completed.

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April 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Christina Koch speaks about much more new craters than visible on photos. Some craters are very tiny.

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April 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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In 6 minutes the Artemis crew will break the distance record to Earth from the Apollo program.

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April 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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The astronauts have carried out the test to get into their suites in an case of emergency.

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April 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Humans are on the way back to the moon, with the strongest rocket humans have ever built.

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April 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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The Artemis 2 crew has returned to Houston, Texas and will have their first media appearance in a few minutes.

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April 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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The astronauts can hear the recovery team already but it seems that the recovery team can not hear them via radio.

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April 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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The crew confirms a good look at the European Service Module. The trajectory correction calculations upon had been processed by the ESA.

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April 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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The cameras from the ships that will recover the astronauts are working, showing the Orion capsular as a white dot on sky.

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April 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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The crew is back and on the stage. The crew that made the first step going back to the Moon.

Photo: NASA TV

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April 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM