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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Asmodeus" data-source="post: 31324969" data-attributes="member: 583013">Finally the day arrives. Today NASA's Artemis project will launch their second step, a lunar flyby mission where four astronauts will travel to the moon and return. The entire mission takes 10 days. This moon mission marks the 250th anniversary of the USA and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission, the first moon mission. Here is the official video telecast about the mission. [MEDIA=youtube]NaJklsJonD4[/MEDIA]<table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Event</th><th>Date (Sri Lanka)</th><th>Time (SLST)</th></tr><tr><td>Launch (Liftoff)</td><td>Thu, Apr 2, 2026</td><td>03:54 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Earth Orbit Insertion</td><td>Thu, Apr 2, 2026</td><td>~04:30 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Trans-Lunar Injection (burn to head to Moon)</td><td>Thu, Apr 2, 2026</td><td>~06:00 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Mid-course corrections</td><td>Apr 2–3, 2026</td><td>Various</td></tr><tr><td>Closest approach to Moon</td><td>Sun, Apr 5, 2026</td><td>~02:00 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Return trajectory burn</td><td>Sun, Apr 5, 2026</td><td>~04:00 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Re-entry & Splashdown</td><td>Sat, Apr 11, 2026</td><td>~07:00 AM</td></tr></table><h2>Artemis II Crew</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Wiseman" target="_blank">Reid Wiseman</a> (Commander) – NASA astronaut</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Glover_(astronaut)" target="_blank">Victor Glover</a> (Pilot) – NASA astronaut, first person of color on a lunar mission</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Koch" target="_blank">Christina Koch</a> (Mission Specialist) – NASA astronaut, first woman on a lunar mission</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hansen" target="_blank">Jeremy Hansen</a> (Mission Specialist) – Canadian Space Agency astronaut</li> </ul>Backup Crew:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Andre+Douglas&oq=artemis+2+backup+crew&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAQQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAYQABiABBiiBDIHCAcQABjvBTIHCAgQABjvBTIHCAkQABjvBdIBCDc2MzVqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfBqzlrnfs3F9H14g_X5wcb06CcdeObpoKyJGwyK8fdfN3hI5SgiittvVaAnofi1DJCTwZ5S31YB6VMK73pGg1HeKOENY62LexG1ZDfutXf6Ofdqsk1XIOREcS1RJNi2nkPFPAkem8EbcrBxKJhEy5EhaedRYxZAXuQ5pwcqkBbHdco&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjw4N24hsyTAxXEslYBHXyiBzkQgK4QegQIAhAB" target="_blank">Andre Douglas</a> (NASA): Selected to back up the NASA astronauts on the mission, bringing extensive operational experience.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Jenni+Gibbons&oq=artemis+2+backup+crew&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAQQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAYQABiABBiiBDIHCAcQABjvBTIHCAgQABjvBTIHCAkQABjvBdIBCDc2MzVqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfBqzlrnfs3F9H14g_X5wcb06CcdeObpoKyJGwyK8fdfN3hI5SgiittvVaAnofi1DJCTwZ5S31YB6VMK73pGg1HeKOENY62LexG1ZDfutXf6Ofdqsk1XIOREcS1RJNi2nkPFPAkem8EbcrBxKJhEy5EhaedRYxZAXuQ5pwcqkBbHdco&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjw4N24hsyTAxXEslYBHXyiBzkQgK4QegQIAhAD" target="_blank">Jenni Gibbons</a> (CSA): Assigned as the backup for CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, ensuring Canada's seat on the mission is maintained.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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