Artemis II at sunrise – photo by NASA Kennedy Space Center/Cory S Huston/Wiki Media
In two days, Space exploration goes larger-than-life again.
While the MSM is doing its best not to acknowledge how historic the Artemis II mission will be, the day when humans return to the moon is upon us.
NASA is confirming Wednesday, April 1st, as the target date for the launch of the lunar mission.
The technical teams have found ‘zero technical issues’ leading up to the liftoff that will fly astronauts around the moon and back.
BREAKING : NASA says Artemis II is a ‘GO’ with zero technical issues reported ahead of Wednesday’s historic Moon launch
FOUR ASTRONAUTS WILL FLY AROUND THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1972
Liftoff set for April 1st! pic.twitter.com/nPyYZiqYQC
— Latest in space (@latestinspace) March 29, 2026
Space.com reported:
“That Artemis 2 launch window opens on Wednesday at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2324 GMT) and extends for two hours. If the launch is delayed or scrubbed for any reason, there are more opportunities for liftoff through April 6. But still, NASA officials are voicing a high degree of confidence in the mission’s chances of launching on the agency’s massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on time. Notably, NASA completed a flight readiness review for the mission ahead of SLS’ rollout to the pad on March 20, and has since flagged no issues or risk acceptances that need closing before clearing Artemis 2 to launch.”
LIVE: Three days ahead of launch, experts provide updates on our @NASAArtemis II test flight. This mission marks a key step toward long term exploration of the Moon and future missions to Mars. https://t.co/xuDitPWW59
— NASA (@NASA) March 29, 2026
Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator:
“Our flight systems are ready, the ground systems are ready, our launch and operations teams are ready, and our flight operations team in Houston are also ready. The crew arrived yesterday, and I know that they’re ready – they are more than ready.”
The Artemis II mission is helping us build an interplanetary survival guide for humans in space. We’re learning what we need to know to explore, thrive, and return safely, from the Moon to Mars and beyond.
We’re not just going. We’re learning how to stay. Here’s our plan:… pic.twitter.com/4xfxTGMqYL
— NASA Science (@NASAScience_) March 28, 2026
While technically all is ready, there is a 20% chance of weather conditions that may force the launch to be postponed.
“But hopes are high for the big day: Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis program, which endeavors to ultimately return astronauts to the surface of the moon and build an eventual base there. The mission will fly NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day mission around the moon aboard a spacecraft called Orion.”
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