{"id":5842,"date":"2026-04-05T00:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservative-politics.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/artemis-ii-passes-halfway-point-to-the-moon-one-america-news-network\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:09:31","slug":"artemis-ii-passes-halfway-point-to-the-moon-one-america-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conservative-politics.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/artemis-ii-passes-halfway-point-to-the-moon-one-america-news-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II passes halfway point to the moon \u2013 One America News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Background) Image of the Artemis II on board the Orion capsule (via: NASA; X) \/ (R) Image of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew (via: NASA; X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OAN Staff\u00a0Katherine Mosack<\/a>
2:55 PM \u2013 Saturday, April 4, 2026<\/p>\n

The Artemis II<\/em> astronauts have successfully reached the halfway point on their journey to the moon.<\/p>\n

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) marked the team\u2019s progress in a post on X Saturday, declaring, \u201cLock in, we\u2019re Moonbound.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lock in, we\u2019re Moonbound.<\/p>\n

Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to their destination, and preparations for lunar flyby are underway. During their trip around the far side of the Moon, they will capture imagery to share with scientists (and you, too!). pic.twitter.com\/T2z4W2XLCt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NASA (@NASA) April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

American astronaut Reid Wiseman remarked that he and the other members on board the Orion capsule had lost track of time after several days in space.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe heard a rumor up here that it is actually Saturday back on Earth. We have definitely lost track of the days,\u201d he admitted in a voice recording posted to social media by NASA on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The administration also noted that the crew woke up to the sound of \u201cPink Pony Club\u201d by Chappell Roan.<\/p>\n

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I’m gonna keep on dancing on the way to the Moon\ud83c\udfb5<\/p>\n

Today, the Artemis II crew woke up to “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan.<\/p>\n

\u2014 NASA (@NASA) April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

As of Saturday afternoon, the crew seems to be on track<\/a> to break the record set by Apollo 13, more than 50 years ago.<\/p>\n

The previous mission took four days, six hours and 45 minutes to reach the moon. The Eagle<\/em> lunar module launched on July 16th<\/sup> and touched down on July 20th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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The current team of three Americans and one Canadian is scheduled to arrive in the moon\u2019s orbit on Monday after its launch on Wednesday<\/a> from Kennedy Space Center. After their lunar flyby, in which they will capture images of the far side of the moon, they plan to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, on April 10th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Artemis II<\/em> is a test flight to show that NASA\u2019s new deep-space systems can carry humans past low Earth orbit after over five decades of development. The astronauts will test life-support systems, navigation, communications and manual spacecraft controls.<\/p>\n

NASA personnel on Earth provided updates in a conference on Saturday, in which Orion Deputy Program Manager Debbie Korth reported that the Orion spacecraft remains in \u201cvery good health\u201d after Friday\u2019s routine inspection. <\/p>\n

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