https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-crew-breaks-apollo-13-s-record-travels-farthest-ever-distance-from-earth/ 2026-04-06T18:55:50.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T18:55:50.000Z Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13's record, travels farthest ever distance from Earth https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798338/uploads/5211ada0-31e8-11f1-a787-136e72008793_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13's record, travels farthest ever distance from Earth The crew is expected to make their closest approach to the Moon around 7:02 p.m. EDT. https://starlust.org/esa-chinas-smile-mission-launch-april-9-vega-c-timeline-live-stream-and-how-to-watch/ 2026-04-06T16:01:28.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T16:01:28.000Z ESA-China’s Smile mission launch April 9: Vega-C timeline, live stream and how to watch https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798267/uploads/687aa490-3187-11f1-b15d-ff5e0c958e09_1200_630.jpeg ESA-China’s Smile mission launch April 9: Vega-C timeline, live stream and how to watch The X-ray spacecraft will begin its first-of-its-kind study of solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere. https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-lunar-targeting-plan-the-software-that-will-guide-the-crew-during-the-lunar-flyby/ 2026-04-06T12:05:00.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T12:05:00.000Z Artemis II Lunar Targeting Plan: The software that will guide the crew during the lunar flyby https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798238/uploads/43fd99c0-31ae-11f1-92d6-2d5a5acbfc0b_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II Lunar Targeting Plan: The software that will guide the crew during the lunar flyby The crew must be at the top of the observational game during the flyby period. The software helps them do just that. https://starlust.org/scientists-have-found-the-most-pristine-star-in-the-universeand-its-right-here-in-the-milky-way/ 2026-04-06T10:39:07.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T10:39:07.000Z Scientists have found the most 'pristine' star in the universe—and it's right here in the Milky Way https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798239/uploads/388132a0-3172-11f1-aba5-4d8373244669_1200_630.jpeg Scientists have found the most 'pristine' star in the universe—and it's right here in the Milky Way Not only does the star have less metal content than our Sun, but it is also the most iron-poor known star. https://starlust.org/maiden-flight-of-reusable-chinese-rocket-designed-to-rival-space-xs-falcon-9-fails/ 2026-04-06T09:04:01.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T09:04:01.000Z Maiden flight of reusable Chinese rocket, designed to rival SpaceX's Falcon 9, fails https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798262/uploads/57a5dcb0-3192-11f1-8ee5-613e76ee1874_1200_630.jpeg Maiden flight of reusable Chinese rocket, designed to rival SpaceX's Falcon 9, fails China continues to stumble in its attempts to successfully crack reusable rocket technology. https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-orion-finally-conducts-an-outbound-correction-burn-countdown-to-lunar-observations-begins/ 2026-04-06T06:06:40.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T06:06:40.000Z Artemis II: Orion finally conducts an outbound correction burn, countdown to lunar observations begins https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798225/uploads/7de02b10-316f-11f1-aba5-4d8373244669_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II: Orion finally conducts an outbound correction burn, countdown to lunar observations begins The previous two outbound correction burns were deemed unnecessary and were cancelled. https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-lunar-flyby-on-april-6-when-and-where-to-watch-live-streaming/ 2026-04-06T05:05:36.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T04:54:27.000Z Artemis II lunar flyby on April 6—When and where to watch live streaming https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798224/uploads/0abe4660-3176-11f1-8f59-cdc6ccbe3b89_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II lunar flyby on April 6—When and where to watch live streaming The Artemis II crew is expected to begin their observations of the lunar far side at 2:45 p.m. EDT today. https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-crew-all-set-to-enter-lunar-flyby-phase-as-orion-completes-final-prep/ 2026-04-06T05:05:21.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-06T04:39:01.000Z Artemis II crew all set to enter lunar flyby phase as Orion completes final prep https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798226/uploads/23040110-316c-11f1-aba5-4d8373244669_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II crew all set to enter lunar flyby phase as Orion completes final prep OTC burn complete, crew finalizes suit tests and locks science targets ahead of lunar flyby. https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-nasa-working-to-resolve-burning-smell-reported-by-crew-and-issues-venting-wastewater/ 2026-04-05T13:52:04.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-05T06:22:01.000Z Artemis II: NASA working to resolve 'burning smell' reported by crew and issues venting wastewater https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798050/uploads/80298410-3099-11f1-adb8-85ce871c8576_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II: NASA working to resolve 'burning smell' reported by crew and issues venting wastewater How NASA is dealing with odd smells inside Orion and waste disposal issues with Artemis II https://starlust.org/not-the-moon-you-see-from-earth-nas-as-christina-koch-describes-the-view-from-artemis-i-is-orion/ 2026-04-05T13:37:40.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-05T13:37:40.000Z 'Not the Moon you see from Earth': NASA’s Christina Koch describes the view from Artemis II’s Orion https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798171/uploads/c6620110-30ed-11f1-8c76-f98c76fa6c59_1200_630.jpeg 'Not the Moon you see from Earth': NASA’s Christina Koch describes the view from Artemis II’s Orion Artemis II crew, once again, shared their experiences so far on the mission during the furthest ever interview conducted. https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-astronauts-christina-koch-and-jeremy-hansen-complete-manual-piloting-demo/ 2026-04-05T10:03:03.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-05T10:03:03.000Z Artemis II astronauts Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen complete manual piloting demo https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/798167/uploads/44e31ad0-30c9-11f1-84f7-d90923c14545_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II astronauts Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen complete manual piloting demo This was the first time controls were handed over to the two mission specialists of Artemis II.