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Artemis II launches — first crew beyond low Earth orbit since 1972

2026-04-01 22:35 UTC · Recorded · space

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SLS lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at 6:35 p.m. EDT carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. A single translunar injection burn placed Orion on a true free-return trajectory around the Moon.

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NASA · nasa.gov news release, 1 April 2026

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MISSION_ARTEMIS_2 · VEHICLE_SLS · VEHICLE_ORION · Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B