Artemis II: Mission Day 8 — Evening Update — April 08, 2026

0:03 Calaroga Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Sleep from Space. Right now, NASA's Deep Space Network is tracking Orion closing in on the Moon three twelve thousand kilometers from Earth. A signal from Orion takes one point zero seconds to reach Earth. Today, four astronauts will fly around the Moon for the first time since nineteen seventy two. The crew of Artemis two is closing in on the Moon and around lunchtime will surpass. The twenty minute virtual news conference will take place with NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Coke, and the Canadian Space Agency. Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the rollout of the third Space Launch System core stage as it is prepped to head from NASA's Mischute Assembly Facility to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Are you passionate about social media and communications? Do you love to create content for n Here's something to think about. The footprints left on the Moon by Apollo astronauts will remain visible for millions of years. There's no wind to blow them away.

1:24 Launch coming up later today along March six to' a from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China operated by China. This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening, sleep well,