Mission timeline · flight day-by-day
SLS liftoff — LC-39B, KSC COMPLETE
MET +00:00 · APR 01 22:35 UTC · 8.8M lbf thrust
SRB sep · LAS jettison · core sep COMPLETE
MET +02:11 / +03:18 / +08:00 approx
Solar array wings deployed COMPLETE
MET ~+00:25 · all 4 wings locked nominal
ICPS perigee raise burn — 115 mi orbit COMPLETE
MET +00:50 · ~2 min burn · LEO established
ICPS apogee raise — 23.5hr high Earth orbit COMPLETE
MET +01:47 · raises apogee to 38,000 nmi
Orion / ICPS separation + prox ops demo COMPLETE
MET +03:24 · manual pilot eval (Cooper-Harper)
High Earth orbit checkout · life support eval IN PROGRESS
MET +04:00 → +25:00 · crew health, ECLSS, nav
Perigee raise burn #2 — orbital geometry set
~MET +20:00 · crew awakened mid-sleep period
TLI burn (ESM AJ10) — free-return trajectory locked
MET +25:05 (Day 2) · ~15 min burn · point of no return
Translunar coast + systems ops
Days 2–5 · ~4 days to lunar vicinity
Closest lunar approach — far side flyby
MET +05d 01:23 · 6,513 km / 4,047 mi from surface
Max distance from Earth — human spaceflight record
MET +05d 01:26 · >400,000 km · farthest humans ever
Return coast · 3× trajectory correction burns
Days 6–9 · Earth gravity pulls Orion home
Service module sep · EI · parachute deploy
MET +09d 01:33 · 25,000 mph entry · heat shield
Splashdown — Pacific Ocean, San Diego
MET +09d 01:46 · USS San Diego recovery · APR 10
Mission elapsed time
T+ 00:00:00
PHASE: EARTH ORBIT CHECKOUT
Launched APR 01, 2026 · 22:35:00 UTC
Crew — Orion "Integrity"
RW
Reid Wiseman
Commander
NASA
VG
Victor Glover
Pilot
NASA · 1st PoC beyond LEO
CK
Christina Koch
MS-1
NASA · 1st woman deep space
JH
Jeremy Hansen
MS-2
CSA · 1st Canadian Moon
Vehicle systems status
ECLSS / Life SupportNOMINAL
ESM Propulsion (AJ10)NOMINAL
Solar Array Wings (×4)DEPLOYED
Nav / GNSSNOMINAL
Comm — S-band / KaNOMINAL
Avionics / ComputersNOMINAL
Thermal ControlNOMINAL
Crew HealthMONITORING
DSN link quality
GOLDSTONE (DSS-24)
85% · Primary uplink
MADRID (DSS-63)
62% · Standby
CANBERRA (DSS-34)
41% · Low elevation
Signal delay~0.04 s
Data rate43.2 Mbps
Mission records · Artemis II
Distance target
>400,000 km
Entry velocity
~40,000 km/h
Lunar close approach
6,513 km
Mission duration
~9.5 days
Crew capacity (Orion)
4 persons
SLS thrust (max)
8.8M lbf
Years since crewed lunar
53 yrs (Apollo 17)
1st persons of record
3 firsts (PoC, Woman, CAN)
DATA SOURCES: NASA.GOV · NASASPACEFLIGHT.COM · WIKIPEDIA EM-2 · LIVE AS OF APR 01 2026 · NON-REAL-TIME TELEMETRY SIMULATION