Artemis II Crew Begins First Full Day in Space After Historic Launch Written 2 April 2026
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NASA’s SLS rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, onboard launches on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | Credit: Keegan Barber; NASA
CBS News reports, “With an exhilarating launch behind them, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are turning their attention to the next big challenge of their historic mission: a ‘crazy first day’ in space. The crew is spending about 24 hours orbiting the Earth while they put their Orion capsule through its paces before finally heading for the moon. Their spectacular launch Wednesday evening marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago.”
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