April 8, 2026
Artemis II: Mission Day 8 — Evening Update — April 08, 2026
Evening update on Artemis 2 day 8. Fresh mission news, science highlights, and what to watch tonight.
Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other soruces.
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Callaroga Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Sleep from Space.
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Right now, NASA's Deep Space Network is tracking Orion, closing
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in on the Moon three and thirteen thousand kilometers from Earth.
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A signal from Orion takes one point zero seconds to
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reach Earth. Today, four astronauts will fly around the Moon
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for the first time since nineteen seventy two. The crew
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of Artemis two is closing in on the Moon and
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around lunchtime will surpass. The twenty minute virtual news conference
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will take place with NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover,
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and Christina Coke, and the Canadian Space Agency. Digital creators
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and social media users are invited to register to attend
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the rollout of the third Space Launch System core stage
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as it is prepped to head from NASA's Michud Assembly
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facility to NASA thisays Kennedy Space Center. Are you passionate
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about social media and communications? Do you love to create
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content for ann Here's something to think about. The footprints
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left on the Moon by Apollo astronauts will remain visible
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for millions of years. There's no wind to blow them away.
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Launch coming up later today along March six' a from
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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China operated by China.
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This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and
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Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening, sleep well,
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