April 2026

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   Artemis II Crew Completes Translunar Injection Burn

   Orion completed its 5-minute, 55-second translunar injection burn on April 2, setting the crew on a free-return trajectory that will take them 252,021 miles from Earth — breaking the Apollo 13 distance record.

   Artemis II Launches — First Crewed Deep Space Flight Since Apollo 17

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