Artemis II Flight Day 7: First Return Correction Burn Complete
NASA Science [Unofficial]
April 8, 2026
At 8:03 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, ignited its thrusters for 15 seconds, producing a change in velocity of 1.6 feet-per-second and guiding the Artemis II crew toward Earth. NASA astronaut Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen reviewed procedures and monitored the spacecraft’s configuration and navigation data. During today’s mission status briefing, NASA officials shared the first images received from the crew during the lunar flyby and […]
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