Latest data updates for Artemis II Mission Tracker.https://watchboard.dev/en-ushttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-06/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-06/Flight Day 6 of Artemis II delivered history: Orion flew within 4,070 miles of the Moon at 7:02 p.m. EDT and the crew broke Apollo 13's 1970 distance record, reaching 252,706 miles from Earth — the farthest any humans have ever traveled. Events were added for Flight Days 3 through 6 covering the trajectory correction burn cancellation, deep-space manual piloting tests by Koch and Hansen, full OCSS suit demonstrations, an outbound trajectory correction burn, and the full lunar flyby with 30 scientific observation targets including the Orientale basin. KPIs were updated to reflect the lunar flyby completion and the new crewed distance record.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-05/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-05/On Flight Day 5, all four Artemis II crew members completed a comprehensive Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit demonstration sequence — a primary test objective of the mission.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-04/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-04/On Flight Day 4, Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen each took turns manually controlling the Orion spacecraft in a 41-minute deep-space piloting evaluation beginning at 9:09 p.m.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-03/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-03/Flight controllers at Johnson Space Center elected to cancel the first planned outbound trajectory correction burn scheduled for Flight Day 3, April 3.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-02/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-02/Artemis II launched successfully on April 1, 2026 at 6:35 p.m. EDT — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen are currently en route to the Moon on a 10-day free-return flyby. Two minor countdown holds (FTS ground hardware and an LAS battery sensor anomaly) were resolved before liftoff. On Mission Day 2 (April 2), Glover completed a planned hour-long manual Orion piloting test, and the crew resolved a toilet malfunction before their first sleep period. All systems are nominal.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-01/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-04-01/NASA's SLS Block 1 rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft (callsign: Integrity) lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center at 6:35:12 p.m. Artemis II Crew Boards Orion — Suit-Up, White Room Signing, Hatch Closure.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-31/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-31/NASA teams at Kennedy Space Center completed final launch readiness activities for Artemis II ahead of the April 1 launch attempt.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-30/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-30/NASA's 45th Weather Squadron issued its official forecast for the April 1, 2026 Artemis II launch attempt, predicting 80% favorable conditions at Kennedy Space Center's LC-39B.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-27/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-27/Artemis II's SLS/Orion completed rollout to Launch Complex 39B on March 20 and remains on track for a no-earlier-than April 1 launch at 6:24 p.m. EDT. In a major policy shift, NASA Administrator Isaacman hosted the 'Ignition' event on March 24, formally cancelling the Lunar Gateway and announcing a $20 billion, 7-year program to build a permanent lunar surface base targeting sustained human presence after 2032. The Artemis II crew — Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen — entered pre-launch quarantine and are flying to Kennedy Space Center on March 27 to complete final countdown preparations. Claims and political sections have been updated to reflect the Gateway cancellation and Isaacman's revised architecture framing.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-25/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-25/Artemis II Ground Teams Complete Pad Engineering Tests at LC-39B.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-24/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-24/NASA 'Ignition' Event: Lunar Gateway Cancelled, $20B Moon Base Plan Announced.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-20/https://watchboard.dev/artemis-2/#digest-2026-03-20/SLS/Orion Rolls Out to Launch Pad 39B.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT