April 8, 2026
Artemis II: Mission Day 8 — Morning Update — April 08, 2026
Day 8 of the Artemis 2 mission. Latest crew status, mission milestones, and tonight's sky.
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Calarogus Shark Media. Good evening, This is sleep from space.
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Right now, NASA's Deep Space Network is tracking Orion in
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the vicinity of the Moon, about three hundred and fifty
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two thousand kilometers from Earth. A signal from Orion takes
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one point two seconds to reach Earth. Today, four astronauts
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will fly around the Moon for the first time since
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nineteen seventy two. The crew of Artemis two is closing
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in on the Moon, and around lunchtime will surpass, taking
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time out to send Easter greetings down to Earth. The
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four Artemis two astronauts closed in on the Moon Sunday,
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already seeing unexpected detail on the surface and giving scientists
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a taste of things to come during a pass over
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the lunar farside Monday evening. Here's something to think about.
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The footprints left on the Moon Apollo astronauts will remain
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visible for millions of years. There's no wind to blow
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them away. Launch coming up tomorrow along March six to
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a from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center People's Republic of China
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operated by China. Digital creators and social media users are
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invited to register to attend the rollout of the third
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Space Launch System core stage as it is prepped to
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head from NASA's Mischue Assembly Facility to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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news sources around the world. Sweet Dreams,
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