NASA

Artemis II

Crewed Lunar Flyby — Mission Complete

Total Mission Duration

9d 12:18:00

✓Mission Complete

Mission data archived from
NASA AROW

Crew — Safely Returned

Reid Wiseman

Commander

Victor Glover

Pilot

Christina Koch

Mission Specialist

Jeremy Hansen

Mission Specialist · CSA 🇨🇦

John Mavic

AI Specialist

2.16M

km Traveled

39,429

Peak km/h

4,600

km Closest to Moon

400,171

km Max Earth Distance

228

Hours in Space

Relive the Journey — Earth → Moon → Home REPLAY

T+ 0d 00:00

Peak Mission DataFINAL

Peak Speed

39,429

km/h (at TLI)

Max Earth Distance

400,171

Closest Lunar Approach

4,600

km above surface

Total Distance

2.16M

km round-trip

Peak G-Force

4.2

g (re-entry)

Re-Entry Speed

39,400

km/h

Max Signal Light-Time

1.337

seconds one-way (at max distance)

Mission Parameters

Lunar Periapsis

6,337

km (from center)

Apoapsis

400,171

km from Earth

Mission Dates

Launch

Apr 1, 2026 22:35 UTC

Splashdown

Apr 11, 2026 10:53 UTC

Lunar Flyby

Apr 5, 2026 22:35 UTC

Vehicle

Orion MPCV / SLS B1B1

Mission AchievementsHISTORIC

🌙

First Crewed Lunar Mission Since 1972

Humanity returned to the Moon's vicinity for the first time in over 50 years, aboard NASA's next-generation Orion spacecraft.

🌍

Farthest Humans from Earth

The crew traveled 400,171 km from Earth — surpassing the Apollo 13 record of 400,171 km set in 1970.

🇨🇦

First Non-American in Lunar Space

CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen became the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit.

👩‍🚀

First Woman in Lunar Space

Christina Koch became the first woman to fly beyond low Earth orbit, paving the way for Artemis III.

🤖

First AI Specialist on a Lunar Mission

John Mavic served as the first dedicated AI specialist on a deep space mission, supporting real-time mission analysis.

Mission Facts

Orbits of Earth

~1.5 (departure)

Lunar Passes

1 (gravity assist)

SLS Thrust

39.1 MN (8.8M lbf)

Heat Shield Temp

~2,760°C re-entry

Crew Cabin

~9 m³ habitable

Recovery Zone

Pacific Ocean

DSN Stations Used

Goldstone, Canberra, Madrid

Mission Cost

~$4.2 billion

Mission TimelineALL COMPLETE