NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis II Moon Mission

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-2/nasa-sets-coverage-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202612 NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for the upcoming Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. The launch is currently targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, within a two‑hour launch window. Real‑time mission coverage will stream continuously on NASA’s YouTube channel. As bandwidth allows, NASA also will offer a dedicated feed showing views from the Orion spacecraft. Daily mission status briefings from NASA's Johnson Space Center will begin April 2, with the exception of April 6 due to lunar flyby operations. All times may shift depending on the actual launch time and mission activities. Throughout the mission, the crew will take part in live conversations, known as downlinks. NASA will post the exact schedule for these downlink events on the Artemis blog. Artemis II builds on the success of the uncrewed Artemis I in 2022, and will demonstrate a broad range of capabilities needed on deep space missions. The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft.