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NASA Schedules Artemis II Crewed Moon Mission for April 2026, Sets Broadcast Coverage Plans

NASA is targeting April 1 for the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission, with a launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. EDT and backup opportunities through April 6. The agency plans to stream prelaunch and mission events online.

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NASA has announced coverage plans for Artemis II, the agency's first crewed mission to fly around the Moon, targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 1, for launch. The two-hour launch window opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT, with additional launch opportunities extending through Monday, April 6. A variety of prelaunch, launch, and mission events will be streamed online for public viewing. Artemis II represents a significant milestone in NASA's broader Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface. This test flight will carry astronauts on a trajectory around the Moon, marking the first time humans have traveled to lunar distance since the Apollo program. NASA has not yet disclosed the full schedule of specific broadcast events in the summarized content, but the agency indicated that coverage will span multiple mission phases. Source: NASA official news release. Full details available at https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-first-artemis-crewed-mission-around-moon/. Note: This article is based on an official NASA news release. Specific crew manifest, spacecraft configuration details, and extended mission parameters were not fully included in the available source excerpt and should be verified against the complete NASA announcement.

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HELIX: This mission means ordinary people get to watch humans venture back toward the Moon in real time from their phones or TVs, which could spark a fresh wave of excitement about space and remind us that exploring beyond Earth is becoming a real part of our shared future.

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    NASA Sets Coverage for First Artemis Crewed Mission Around Moon(https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-first-artemis-crewed-mission-around-moon/)