Overview
- Artemis II, which reached the halfway point Saturday, stayed on its planned route and controllers canceled the first trajectory correction.
- NASA plans a lunar flyby Monday on a free‑return path about 6,500 km from the surface, guided by a targeted observation plan for surface imaging.
- The four astronauts remain healthy and are sharing new views of Earth and the Moon, including a crewed shot of the Orientale basin.
- Flight controllers reported a recurring freeze in Orion's lone toilet that formed an ice blockage, and teams are troubleshooting without changing the schedule.
- The roughly 10‑day mission will loop around the Moon and return for a Pacific splashdown on April 10, with Orion expected to surpass Apollo 13's distance record after deploying four international CubeSats early in the flight.