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Artemis II translunar injection main-engine burn

April 1, 2026NASA, Ryan Caton, NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

NASA says Orion ignited its service module main engine for about six minutes producing about 6,000 pounds of thrust, setting the crew on a path to the Moon and into a free return trajectory.

Next stop: lunar flyby.
ignited its main engine on the service module for about six minutes
provide about 6,000 pounds of thrust.
puts the crew in a free
BREAKING: ARTEMIS II IS GO FOR TRANS-LUNAR INJECTION!
Good TLI burn! Artemis II is heading to the Moon!
TLI! Translunar injection complete, Artemis II apogee now over 400,000 km; they're heading to the Moon.
And Artemis II have made their final major maneuver, taking them from the high earth orbit into a lunar flyby orbit
T - 15 minutes to Artemis II launching humans to the moon!!!! DON'T MISS IT!!!!!
NASA has not set a new T-0 but the Artemis II mission will not launch at 6:24 pm ET today.
Artemis II: TLI (Trans-Lunar Injection) burn underway!
We have ignition of the second burn by ICPS-2!
Translunar injection (TLI): ESA’s service module will provide the last push needed to send Orion on a trip of about four days to and around the Moon.
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Canadian Space Agency
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