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ScienceApr 7, 2026

NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis II Moon Mission - NASA

Artemis II view of the Moon and Earth during lunar flyby operations
Image source: Ars Technica Space
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Editor's note: NASA will continuously update this Artemis II briefings and mission events page throughout prelaunch, launch, and mission activities. All live downlink events listed below are filled.

Artemis II lunar flyby photo captured by the crew.
Crew-captured lunar flyby frame · NASA on X

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for the agency's upcoming Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon.

Mission support teams tracking Artemis II while Earth remains in view.
Operations and trajectory monitoring during return leg · NASA on X

Beginning Thursday, April 2, briefings will occur from NASA Johnson. To participate by telephone in these briefings, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the start of each briefing to the Johnson newsroom at: jsccommu@mail. Nasa.

Deep Space Network signal acquisition visual for Artemis II communications.
Deep Space Network acquisition during Artemis II timeline · NASA Science Photojournal
Artemis II crew inside Orion documenting Moon and Earth observations.
Crew operations inside Orion during lunar mission · NASA News Release
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