The Artemis II Orion spacecraft is currently 396,390.6 km from Earth, crossing the ...

2026-04-06 15:57:24 UTC

The Artemis II Orion spacecraft is currently 396,390.6 km from Earth, crossing the orbit of the Moon. It will go past it as the Moon slides under it, reach apogee at 22:07 UTC while observing the far side of the Moon and then head back to Earth. Closest approach to Moon = 6,550 km at 22:02 UTC.

Webcast begins at 17:00 UTC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0

Continuous coverage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR2KK8TEs

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-flight-day-6-crew-ready-for-lunar-flyby/
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