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

0:03 Calarogus Shark Media. Good evening, This is sleep from space. Right now, NASA's Deep Space Network is tracking Orion in the vicinity of the Moon, about three hundred and fifty two thousand kilometers from Earth. A signal from Orion takes one point two 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, taking time out to send Easter greetings down to Earth. The four Artemis two astronauts closed in on the Moon Sunday, already seeing unexpected detail on the surface and giving scientists a taste of things to come during a pass over the lunar farside Monday evening. Here's something to think about.

0:58 The footprints left on the Moon Apollo astronauts will remain visible for millions of years. There's no wind to blow them away. Launch coming up tomorrow along March six to a from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center People's Republic of China operated by China. 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 Mischue Assembly Facility to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Are you passionate about social media and communications? Do you love to create content? For a Sleep from Space uses AI to gather and narrate information from NASA and spaceflight news sources around the world. Sweet Dreams,