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Translunar injection burn as the commit point to the lunar flyby

April 5, 2026Andy Saunders - Apollo Remastered, Spaceflight Now, Howard Hu

Multiple accounts frame the translunar injection as the real mission commitment, emphasizing timing, burn duration, and the historic first crewed TLI in more than 50 years.

BREAKING: Artemis II has completed the TLI (trans-lunar injection) burn!
Fewer than three minutes are remaining until the trans-lunar injection burn. This burn, lasting fewer than six minutes in duration, if successful, will put the crew of Artemis 2 on their free-return trajectory around the Moon.
Translunar injection burn complete —Orion and the Artemis II crew are officially on their way to the Moon!
Andy Saunders - Apollo Remastered
Spaceflight Now
Howard Hu
Joe Tegtmeyer
Dr Marco Langbroek
Tony Bela - InfographicTony
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