How to track the Artemis 2 astronauts on their journey around the moon
Space • • science
Key Points:
- NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1 from Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts on a 10-day crewed trip around the moon, marking the first mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- The public can track the Artemis 2 spacecraft in real time via NASA's Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW), which provides live data on Orion's location, distance from Earth and the moon, and mission duration.
- AROW offers continuous updates from about one minute after liftoff through atmospheric reentry, including sensor data sent to NASA's Mission Control Center, along with background information on the moon and Apollo landing sites.
- The NASA app features an augmented-reality tracker that helps users visualize Orion’s current position relative to their location on Earth by directing phone movements.
- The Artemis 2 crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover (the first African-American to leave low Earth orbit), Christina Koch (the first woman), and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (the first non-American to leave LEO).
