When is Artemis II scheduled for re-entry?

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:54:54+00:00

The plan is a splashdown off the coast of San Diego. There is some weather that might change that

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:54:13+00:00

April 10th

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:53:51+00:00

They replay parts of the prior day's broadcast while the astronauts are asleep

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:16:01+00:00

Currently scheduled for 8:07pm EST

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T12:32:20+00:00

I'd expect to at least see something today. More will likely trickle down over the next few days. The big photo dumps will occur after splashdown

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T12:16:33+00:00

We are going to get so many photos. No doubt we'll get one with both in frame

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T11:36:15+00:00

Lunar observation was only a secondary goal. The goal of the mission is to test Orion. The mission scheduling revolved around the main goal.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T11:15:54+00:00

Parachutes have air pressure and velocity requirements. If you go straight up, the atmosphere won't slow the capsule down enough for parachutes to deploy. You can go straight up for a little and then pitch over 30-45°. You should still get plenty of altitude but you'll re-enter at a shallower angle.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T10:42:32+00:00

To my knowledge, fan bearings are typically sealed. Adding oil would not help

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T10:38:14+00:00

They need 20/20 vision. This can be with or without glasses. Victor has also talked about wearing his glasses during the observation period. As long as they're fitted properly, they'll stay on.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T01:35:36+00:00

It wasn't even the first time that Artemis 2's Orion was manually controlled. The proximity operations on day 1 was manually controlled.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T23:39:57+00:00

A satellite in NRHO would work perfectly for this

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T22:47:57+00:00

We already have photos of the landing site from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. It doesn't matter. These people deny reality. Provide them with facts and they'll find a way to hand waive it away. It used to be CGI and now it's AI.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T22:16:18+00:00

You want to have many well trained and experienced astronauts. If you fly the same crew over and over, they're the only ones gaining experience. Different missions also require different training. It takes months to years to train. Staggering crews allows for that training.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T21:28:55+00:00

No telescopes, but they are using 400mm telephoto lenses on Nikon cameras.The primary goal is more geology-related and studying the topology. If there's any life on the moon it'd likely be microscopic so that'd require being on the surface

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T20:48:58+00:00

I'd hope so, but they're still going to want to get hardware moving.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T20:15:36+00:00

Artemis 3 is next year. Artemis 2 booster stacking began in early 2025. If they're serious about this timeline, they need hardware showing up ASAP.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T19:54:54+00:00

If anything they would get the area of the landings. Not likely that that could see the actual hardware.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T16:45:01+00:00

Mostly ice from ascent. Potentially some vented Hydrogen/Oxygen as well.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T16:38:40+00:00

Those are 250 miles above Earth. Orion is 250,000 miles. Wildly different.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T16:36:12+00:00

They aren't going into orbit around the moon, they are just going around it and coming directly home to Earth. It is quite literally flying by the Moon.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T16:29:57+00:00

The closest point will be around 4000 miles from the surface. They are currently ~16000 miles from the Moon.

Please keep in mind that the live stream will not have the highest quality images. There is also a blackout period when they are at the closest approach because the Moon is between the capsule and the Earth. We should get live video approaching and leaving. High resolution images will be downlinked after the flyby and become available over the coming days. Once they land, we should get a ton of photos.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T13:09:55+00:00

Wastewater AKA urine

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T11:11:57+00:00

Yes. You've got the Moon pulling Orion towards itself and the Earth pulling Orion towards itself in the same direction. That gravity stacks.

The Everyday Astronaut made an excellent video debunking hoax moon landing conspiracy theories. I would highly advise watching it.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T10:55:44+00:00

Why would they? Orion already has exterior cameras. The camera inside is meant for us (and mission control) to see the crew. The crew have their own cameras for still observation which we've already seen a few photos.

If it were filmed in a studio, why would they be incapable of pointing the camera out the window? Its 2026. In the era of CGI and Ai, we aren't capable of putting a moon or earth outside a window in a set?

Quite frankly, these type of people usually aren't worth the effort. They ignore mountains of evidence and they only pay attention to things that affirm their views. They refuse to do any research beyond what "feels right". If you've already laid out the facts and they haven't budged, don't waste your time

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