Watching the live stream, looks like they're holding at about 43k, slowly receding back toward Earth at about 1mi/2-3sec No comm audio at the moment. Normal?
Anyone have a mission timeline source?
Edit, quick look at Wiki says they're holding here before executing the TLI burn, but no timeline on Wiki.
The perigee raise burn is complete, marking another planned orbital adjustment in the early hours of the Artemis II mission.
After a brief rest period, the crew was awakened to monitor the Orion spacecraft’s systems through the burn. The ground team woke them at 7:06 a.m. EDT with the song “Sleepyhead” by Young and Sick.
The spacecraft ignited its service module’s main engine for 43 seconds, raising the lowest point of its orbit and refining the trajectory as it continues to circle Earth. This critical burn placed Orion, named Integrity by the Artemis II crew, into a stable high Earth orbit that aligns with its path to the Moon. The crew members will now move back into their rest period for another four and a half hours before they are again awakened to start their first full day in space.
Later today, the mission management team will gather for its first meeting of the mission to assess the spacecraft’s systems and will give their approval for the upcoming translunar injection burn that will send astronauts out of Earth orbit and toward the Moon for the first time since 1972.
During the translunar injection burn, Orion will ignite its engines for just over six minutes, accelerating the spacecraft to escape Earth’s gravitational pull. Flight controllers will closely monitor engine performance, guidance, and navigation data throughout the maneuver to ensure Orion remains precisely aligned for the outbound journey.
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April 02, 2026, 09:11 AM
HRK
We can see it from the cul-de-sac by the house, several people came out, it wasn't that loud this time but massive flame.
Here's a short video of the launch once it cleared the tree line.
I might have missed it - but what is the total projected duration of this mission?
April 02, 2026, 09:31 AM
myrottiety
The speed they travel at is mind boggling. Saw them level out at about 18,000 mph. A 5.56 leaving barrel is traveling at a bit over 2,000 mph to put it into perspective.
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April 02, 2026, 09:32 AM
P250UA5
quote:
Originally posted by Graniteguy: I might have missed it - but what is the total projected duration of this mission?
10 days total, with a 5k mile elevation flyby of the moon, which will make them the furthest ever traveled from Earth
So, if T-0 was 6:35:12, T+1/01:37 would be 4/2 at 8:14? [7:14PM for us Central Time folks]
Edit: Feed just said 6:49PM [assuming Central Time, since it was from Mission Control in Houston] schedule for TLI burn.
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April 02, 2026, 01:53 PM
Expert308
The launch made the evening news here, for all of about 10 seconds. The only thing they said about the objectives of the mission was that they were going to "check out the life support system". And I'm thinking, "WTF? You want to do that a quarter of a million miles and 4 days from home?" In retrospect, hopefully they'll do that before the TLI burn.
April 02, 2026, 02:18 PM
PASig
Interesting that this mission will establish two new records:
1. First non-American out of Earth orbit
Did not realize the Russians never left Low Earth Orbit. The Canadian astronaut aboard will be the first non-American to do that.
2. The furthest humans have ventured into space. We are going further past the moon than the Apollo missions.
April 02, 2026, 02:55 PM
P250UA5
quote:
Originally posted by Expert308: The launch made the evening news here, for all of about 10 seconds. The only thing they said about the objectives of the mission was that they were going to "check out the life support system". And I'm thinking, "WTF? You want to do that a quarter of a million miles and 4 days from home?" In retrospect, hopefully they'll do that before the TLI burn.
They've been holding around 30k miles for system checks prior to TLI
quote:
Originally posted by PASig: Interesting that this mission will establish two new records:
1. First non-American out of Earth orbit
Did not realize the Russians never left Low Earth Orbit. The Canadian astronaut aboard will be the first non-American to do that.
2. The furthest humans have ventured into space. We are going further past the moon than the Apollo missions.
I saw that they're making a 5k mile elevation pass around the moon. Apollo was 68 miles elevation over the Lunar surface.
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April 02, 2026, 05:57 PM
Gustofer
TLI burn scheduled for 19:49 EDT.
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April 02, 2026, 07:49 PM
Gustofer
Hope they can upload some pictures and send them back.
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April 03, 2026, 11:49 AM
trapper189
Are we there yet?
At some point, the Moon's pull on the spacecraft will exceed the Earth's pull and the spacecraft will start accelerating towards the Moon. I bet the math is interesting.
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April 03, 2026, 12:04 PM
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April 03, 2026, 12:07 PM
Georgeair
quote:
Originally posted by trapper189: At some point, the Moon's pull on the spacecraft will exceed the Earth's pull and the spacecraft will start accelerating towards the Moon. I bet the math is interesting.
They've got a ways to go.... Turns out Earth is big.
The Earth-Moon L1 Lagrange point is located on the line connecting the Earth and the Moon, approximately 85% to 90% of the way to the Moon (about 320,000 to 340,000 km from Earth).
