Artemis II: Mission Day 5 — Morning Update — April 05, 2026

0:03 Kalaroga Shark Media. Good evening. This is sleep from space Right now, NASA's Deep Space Network is tracking Orion closing in on the Moon three hundred and twenty seven thousand kilometers from Earth. A signal from Orion takes one point one seconds to reach Earth after a day in Earth orbit checking out systems on the Orion capsule. The Artemis two crew is headed to the Moon. As Artemis two approaches the Moon, a NASA science team is finalizing plans for the observations they want the astronauts to perform during their flyby. At an April fourth briefing, a representative of the mission's science team said they were working to complete a plan of observations by the astronauts. On April sixth.

0:53 SpaceX has a Falcon nine on the pad at Vandenberg Space Fource Base, California, set to fly tomorrow. The mission is called Starlink Internet Satellites. The booster will attempt to land back at Vandenberg as Artemis iiO approaches the Moon. A NASA science team is finalizing plans for the observations they want the astronauts to perform during their fly by. At an April fourth briefing, a representative of the mission's science team said they were working to complete a plan of observations by the astronauts on April sixth. Here's something to think about. The Voyager one spacecraft, launched in nineteen seventy seven, is now over fifteen billion miles from Earth and still sending data back. AI helped gather tonight's update from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Rest easy knowing the universe keep spinning. Good Night.