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Artemis II: Track astronauts' historic moon journey live
2 Apr
Summary
- NASA's Artemis II tracker shows astronaut location and speed.
- Mission aims to return humans to the moon, paving way for Mars.
- Four astronauts to journey around the moon for 10 days.
NASA offers an online tracker for the Artemis II mission, allowing the public to follow four astronauts on their historic 10-day journey around the moon. The mission, launching potentially on April 1, 2026, from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, will see the Orion capsule travel a quarter-million miles from Earth.
This mission is a crucial step in NASA's Artemis program, which seeks to establish a permanent human presence on the moon and eventually send astronauts to Mars. Artemis II will test systems and hardware before future missions, including a potential lunar landing as early as 2028.
The Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW) provides live data on the Orion spacecraft's location, speed, and its distance from both Earth and the moon. This data is updated continuously from liftoff until re-entry. The mobile app includes an augmented reality feature for enhanced visualization.
The Artemis II crew includes commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. This mission builds upon the legacy of the Apollo missions, aiming to make significant advancements in space exploration.
