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Artemis II

Artemis II (April 1–11, 2026) was a crewed flyby of the Moon. It is currently the only crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. It was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program, the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), and the first crewed flight of the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity by the…

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Apogee altitude
43,604 mi (70,174 km; 37,891 nmi)
Closest approach
April 6, 2026, 23:00 UTC
COSPAR ID
2026-069A
Crew size
4
Distance
4,067 mi (6,545 km; 3,534 nmi)
Distance travelled
700,237 mi (1,126,922 km; 608,489 nmi)

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Public outreach

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Mission insignia

Wake-up calls

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Artemis II

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Artemis II

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related to Crew · 30
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related to Cultural references · 21
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related to Launch scheduling · 21
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related to Mission · 21
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related to Public outreach · 15
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related to Mission insignia · 13
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related to External links · 10
Artemis II → AROW, C-SPANArtemis II Photo Timeline, Encyclopedia BritannicaArtemis, ESAMission Overview, Hank Green, NASAArtemis II, NASAArtemis Real-time Orbit Website, NASAArtemis-II, Send Your Name, Space
related to Optical communications · 10
Artemis II → California, Communications System, Earth, New Mexico, O2O, Orion, Orion Artemis II Optical, Such, The, The O2O
related to Wake-up calls · 10
Artemis II → Apollo, August, Charlie Duke, Each, Gemini, Jim Lovell, Lovell, NASA, Pre-recorded, Spotify
related to Misinformation · 8
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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Artemis IIApogee altitude43,604 mi (70,174 km; 37,891 nmi)1.00infobox
Artemis IIClosest approachApril 6, 2026, 23:00 UTC1.00infobox
Artemis IICOSPAR ID2026-069A1.00infobox
Artemis IICrew size41.00infobox
Artemis IIDistance4,067 mi (6,545 km; 3,534 nmi)1.00infobox
Artemis IIDistance travelled700,237 mi (1,126,922 km; 608,489 nmi)1.00infobox
Artemis IIInclination28.5°1.00infobox
Artemis IILanding dateApril 11, 2026, 00:07:27 UTC (April 10, 5:07:27 p.m. PDT)1.00infobox
Artemis IILanding mass20,500 lb (9,300 kg): 121.00infobox
Artemis IILanding sitePacific Ocean southwest of San Diego (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-p…1.00infobox
Artemis IILaunch dateApril 1, 2026, 22:35:12 UTC (6:35:12 p.m. EDT)1.00infobox
Artemis IILaunch mass78,000 lb (35,000 kg): 61.00infobox
Artemis IILaunch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
Artemis IIManufacturerOrion: Lockheed Martin1.00infobox
Artemis IIManufacturerESM: Airbus1.00infobox
Artemis IIMembersReid Wiseman1.00infobox
Artemis IIMembersVictor Glover1.00infobox
Artemis IIMembersChristina Koch1.00infobox
Artemis IIMembersJeremy Hansen1.00infobox
Artemis IIMission duration9 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes and 15 seconds1.00infobox
Artemis IIMission typeCrewed lunar flyby1.00infobox
Artemis IINamesArtemis II1.00infobox
Artemis IINamesExploration Mission-2 (EM-2)1.00infobox
Artemis IIOperatorNASA1.00infobox
Artemis IIOrbital departureApril 2, 20261.00infobox
Artemis IIOrbits21.00infobox
Artemis IIPerigee altitude119 mi (192 km; 103 nmi)1.00infobox
Artemis IIRecovered byUSS John P. Murtha1.00infobox
Artemis IIRocketSpace Launch System1.00infobox
Artemis IISATCAT no.685381.00infobox

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