NASA Artemis II Flight Day 7 Highlights | Johnson Space Center
Artemis II Flight Day 7 Highlights: Includes Artemis II Crew Ship-To-Ship Call with the International Space Station Crew, Post-Flyby Crew Debrief with Science Officials and Return Trajectory Correction 1 Burn.
At 8:03 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 7, 2026 the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, ignited its thrusters for 15 seconds, producing a change in velocity of 1.6 feet-per-second and guiding the Artemis II crew toward Earth. NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen reviewed procedures and monitored the spacecraft’s configuration and navigation data.
During Tuesday’s mission status briefing, NASA officials shared the first images received from the crew during the lunar flyby and confirmed that the USS John P. Murtha has left port and is headed to the midway point toward the recovery site in the Pacific Ocean.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, along with Koch and Hansen, were scheduled to test an orthostatic intolerance garment. During the test, the crew will evaluate the garments—specialized equipment designed to help astronauts maintain blood pressure and circulation during the transition back to Earth’s gravity.
Following the garment testing, the crew were to take manual control of the spacecraft, using Orion’s field of view to center a designated target before guiding the spacecraft to a tail to Sun attitude and comparing Orion’s control modes. The manual piloting demonstration was set to begin at 9:59 p.m.
Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in real time:
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/
Duration: 25 minutes
Release Date: April 8, 2026
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