Artemis II: Mission Day 3 — Evening Update — April 03, 2026

0:03 Calaroga Shark Media. Welcome to Sleep from space. The waning Moon takes its time rising tonight. Enjoy dark skies early, then watch the bright Moon appear later. NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off in this April first, twenty twenty six image. NASA's Artemis two mission will take NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Cooke, and the Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy on an approximately ten day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. NASA's first Artemis two science officers, Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia, are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into mission control. Their work will shape how future Artemis crews observe, analyze, and deepen our understanding of the Moon. After a picture perfect launch Wednesday placed the crew of Artemis two into a highly elliptical Earth orbit, Astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Coke are now officially on their way towards the Moon, the first humans to make such a journey since nineteen seventy two. NASA astronaut and Artemis two commander Red Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion

1:35 spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras, and zodiacal light is visible. As the Earth eclipses the Sun. The maiden Virgo climbs the eastern sky. Her brightest star, Spisa, gleams with a bluish tint. Nearby, the Virgo Cluster holds thousands of galaxies in visible to the eye but awe inspiring to contemplate. Coastal areas. See Minimal tidal range this week.