Artemis II: The Canadian Space Agency and NASA set coverage for Moon mission
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for the upcoming Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. The agency is targeting no earlier than , for the launch of the mission during a two-hour window that opens at , with additional opportunities each day through .
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will host bilingual events for the launch and splashdown as well as three space-to-Earth connections. All events will be livestreamed on the CSA's Facebook account and YouTube channel. More details on these events will be shared at a later time. Key NASA events will also be shared on CSA social media.
Canadians are encouraged to go to a public watch party of the launch or organize their own using our watch party guide.
Be sure to subscribe to our channels on Instagram or Facebook (Artemis II updates) to be notified in real time throughout the mission, directly in your private messages. Media can also subscribe to our news distribution list.
The dates and times of events are subject to change based on the launch date and time. All events are listed in Eastern Time.
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- : The Artemis II crew will arrive at Kennedy Space Center and answer questions from media in attendance. CSA President Lisa Campbell and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will be present.
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- : The Artemis II crewmembers will virtually answer questions from reporters from their quarantine facility.
- : NASA status update on preparations for launch.
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- : NASA status update on preparations for launch.
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- : NASA prelaunch media briefing.
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- : CSA launch event (launch window opens at ) (livestreamed).
- Approximately 2.5 hours after launch: NASA post-launch news conference.
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- : Mission status briefing after the translunar injection burn to send the crew in Orion toward the Moon.
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- : CSA space-to-Earth connection (livestreamed).
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- : CSA space-to-Earth connection (livestreamed).
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- : If launch occurs on April 1, the crew is expected to surpass the record for farthest distance from Earth previously set by Apollo 13, at 400,171 km from Earth.
- Additionally, for a launch on , video during the lunar flyby may be limited while the Orion spacecraft flies through a solar eclipse. The crew also is expected to experience a loss of communications with Earth as Orion flies behind the Moon's far side.
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- : The Artemis II crew will speak with the astronauts aboard the International Space Station in an audio-only conversation.
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- : CSA space-to-Earth connection (livestreamed).
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- : Crew news conference.
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- : CSA return event (splashdown at ) (livestreamed).
- : Post-splashdown news conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.