Artemis II Crew Conducts Translunar Injection Maneuver

NASA flight directors Rick Henfling (right) and Judd Frieling (left) sit on console in Mission Control’s White Flight Control room during NASA’s Artemis II mission launch on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. ROBERT MARKOWITZ NASA-JSC
NASA flight directors Rick Henfling (right) and Judd Frieling (left) sit on console in Mission Control’s White Flight Control room during NASA’s Artemis II mission launch on April 1.
 
Credit: Robert Markowitz NASA-JSC
HOUSTON—Artemis II mission crewmembers conducted a translunar injection (TLI) maneuver on April 2 that cast them out of the low point of a high Earth orbit and placed their Orion capsule on a trajectory around the Moon. The maneuver was a major milestone in NASA’s ambitious 10-day mission to send...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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