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Artemis II is in orbit - what happens next?

BBC News · · 796 words · By Georgina Rannard
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“Artemis II is in orbit - what happens next?”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is an ongoing U.S. spaceflight sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ten-day mission is crewed by NA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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“Commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are now orbiting Earth about 42,500 miles away, testing out the Orion spacecraft.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is an ongoing U.S. spaceflight sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ten-day mission is crewed by NA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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“The craft's solar wings were fully deployed not long after launch, giving it power to help sustain its journey.”
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“About the size of a minibus, its never been flown in space before by humans so pilot Victor Glover is spending the day pushing it to the extreme.”
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“They're testing out the life support systems too. But if something goes wrong, the crew has specially-designed suits that could keep them alive for around six days.”
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“Today, the crew are sleeping for about four hours at a time, adding up to eight hours over a 24-hour period.”
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“The crew must strap themselves into special hanging sleeping bags, and generally some astronauts struggle to nod off as their bodies adapt to weightlessness.”
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“This crew have strict instructions to exercise for 30 minutes every day to protect their muscle and bone density as they live without gravity.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dr. Artemis Fowl II is the eponymous character of the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. Colfer has said that he based Artemis on his younger brother Donal, who as a child was "a mischievous mastermi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is an ongoing U.S. spaceflight sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ten-day mission is crewed by NA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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“Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen were scheduled to exercise later on - using the wheel for rowing, squats and deadlifts.”
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“We assume they've had their first meals too, from Nasa's tailor-made Artemis II menu.”
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“There is no fridge in Orion, so a lot of the food is freeze-dried and activated using water from an onboard tap.”
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“The crew were allowed to pick their meals in advance, which include macaroni cheese, beef brisket, and five different hot sauces.”
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“They're allowed two drinks a day, including coffee or a "chocolate breakfast drink".”
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“As far as we know, the toilet is working. During launch, the facilities broke, raising worries that the team would have to spend 10 days in a craft without a toilet.”
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“The toilet is go for use.... We do recommend letting the system get to operating speed before donating fluid”
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“Today is building up to the snazzily named "trans-lunar injection" burn. Basically, it is a massive push that will propel them out of Earth's orbit and on course to the Moon.”
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“It is supposed to happen Thursday night UK time, but if there are problems, it could be postponed or even cancelled.”
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“If it all goes to plan, the burn will fire for six minutes to send them on a trajectory around the Moon that also uses lunar gravity to slingshot them back to Earth.”
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“Eventually they should fly 6,400 miles (10,299km) beyond the far side of the Moon, which always faces away from the Earth.”
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“That's meant to happen on Monday (6 April). The astronauts will be the first people to see some areas of the far side, although probes from countries including India and China have previously documented this region.”
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