Apr 02, 2026
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Watch today's April 2 launch of Artemis II, NASA's mission that marks the first return of humans to the moon in more than 50 years.
Artemis II astronauts prepare to launch their engines to the moon
- The Artemis II mission took off without significant incident
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Artemis 2 mission log.April 2, the next day.The crew woke up at 1:00 a.m. PST after four hours of sleep.NASA woke them up with the song Sleepyhead by Young & Sick. Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover;Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen faced one of the pivotal moments of the expedition: igniting the Orion spacecraft's engines for liftoff.
Before that, according to NASA's agenda, the crew will perform exercises to minimize the muscle and bone loss that occurs in the absence of gravity."The training will test Orion's life support systems before it leaves Earth's orbit," the space agency explained.
Crews will practice using a device, a flying device that works like a yo-yo.It's a cable machine that allows you to perform aerobic exercises similar to rowing, as well as resistance exercises like squats and deadlifts.
Once the exercises are complete, the agency will ensure that propulsion and life support systems are functioning as expected.When everything is ready, Christina Koch, the first woman to take part in the trip to the moon, will be responsible for launching the service engine developed by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Take off to the moon in about nine hours
Yes, because a complex maneuver is planned in the next few hours,
Complicated, the injection
about nine hours
reach it on the fifth day and on the sixth day they will be able to see the Moon more
When you look out the window you can see the moon and the earth,
the whole scene
A right that only four of them will have and four of them for the first time
They can.
photos with your own device, with your own cell phone, thanks to NASA
allowed
Put them on the board.
So, a mission very much in these times, a mission in the 21st century
That was an incredible journey.
The commander described the observations in space hours later
Let's meet Pablo Fuente
He is a science communicator who has been following the mission closely for over two years
Artemis II, recognized him from within
It shows us that there is a chance that tall people can achieve their goals.
It will be on the halfway point
On average, roughly five days until the mission, that is
There are few of them
miles de kilómetros de la Luna.
In fact, you can only see the Moon and the Earth from one side.
be an absolutely privileged vision.
They will be only 7,400 kilometers away from the Moon
and they will go down in history, they will see the hidden side and will be the ones who went the furthest
Never on earth
On those days, the compatible navigation system will be tested;
and they will also have time for science experiments such as
The avatar they take
certain cells to study the effect of radiation on humans
They will make internet connections, record videos, some of them homemade
NASA confirmed
Travel with your mobile phones.
The most worrisome is the return
Because of the Earth's gravity, the ship will return.
Without the engine, you just turn them on for braking
The speed is 11 km/s.
From Barcelona to Madrid
in 45 seconds.There is the house of Orion's ship
This will be the first and last maneuver of the astronauts.At this moment, the ship that has been orbiting the Earth is moving towards the moon, but the path it will take from now on is the return path free and without the intervention of the crew.
The craft will be able to reach the Moon, orbit it and return, describing a kind of figure eight, thanks to the gravitational play that Earth and satellites will exert on the device.The journey of 400,000 km to the moon will take 4 days.The crew will take another 4 days to return.
After the ascent maneuver is completed, the crew will have time to acclimatize to the space environment.In addition, they will participate in a video conference with Earth, the first of the trip.NASA plans to be able to communicate with the agency every day except the seventh, the crew's day off and the last.
April 1: first mission day
At 6:35 pm in Florida on Wednesday, April 1 (12:35 pm in mainland Spain), four astronauts of the Artemis II mission left.NASA, more than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, has successfully launched a new mission to the moon.The first hours of travel, as reported by US agencies, went according to plan, with the exception of a few minor obstacles that had already been resolved.Is
The four astronauts on the Orion spacecraft had to work out some minor communication issues during liftoff.The crew could hear the NASA experts, but the crew couldn't hear them on the ground.
Also, there was a bit of a hitch with the pod toilet.This is the first time a ship has a remote toilet; until now members of this type of trip had to use a bag.The four astronauts were able to solve the incident by contacting Houston experts.
The Orion capsule deployed its solar panels as planned and orbited Earth during the first few hours of the mission to test the device's safety systems.
The Artemis II mission was an important renewal of NASA's mission to put people on the moon after a decade.The goal set by the company is that 2028 will allow a man (or woman) to stand on another satellite and thus go ahead of China, which is competing to be the first to stand on the southern path of the moon.
