A reminder that the 10-day Artemis II mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a free-return trajectory around the Moon and back to Earth. No moon-landing on this mission; that will happen with Artemis IV, hopefully in 2028.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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Webcast of NASA's Artemis II crew launch starts at 12:50 p.m. EDT (16:50 UTC).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo

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Artemis II Press Kit - https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-press-kit/

NASA website with links to lots of resources for Artemis II - https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-media-resources/

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Live coverage of Artemis II mission with commentary and views of the SLS+Orion rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR2KK8TEs
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Detailed schedule of events for today and progress reports for the Artemis II mission at https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-updates/

9:25 EDT: The Artemis II launch team has begun the liquid hydrogen chilldown for the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, or SLS (Space Launch System) rocket upper stage.

The 4 astronauts got a scheduled wake-up call at 9:25 a.m. EDT, marking the start of their final preparations for the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon.

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Artemis II countdown proceeding smoothly.

Liquid Hydrogen tanks in the core and interim cryogenic propulsion stage are at 100% level.

The interim cryogenic propulsion stage liquid hydrogen tank was transitioned to replenish mode. This phase ensures the tank remains at flight-ready levels all the way to launch.

Written updates at https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-updates/
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