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<th>Scheduled for (UTC)</th>
<th><a href="https://dateful.com/convert/utc?t=0007&amp;d=2026-04-11" rel="nofollow ugc">2026-04-11, 00:07</a></th>
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<td>Scheduled for (local)</td>
<td>2026-04-10, 20:07 (EDT)</td>
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<td>Mission</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II" rel="nofollow ugc">Artemis II</a></td>
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<td>Splashdown site</td>
<td>Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, USA</td>
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<td>Vehicle</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)" rel="nofollow ugc">Orion</a></td>
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<td>Commander</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Wiseman" rel="nofollow ugc">Reid Wiseman</a> 🇺🇸</td>
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<td>Pilot</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Glover_(astronaut)" rel="nofollow ugc">Victor Glover</a> 🇺🇸</td>
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<td>Mission Specialist 1</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Koch" rel="nofollow ugc">Christina Koch</a> 🇺🇸</td>
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<td>Mission Specialist 2</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hansen" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeremy Hansen</a> 🇨🇦</td>
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<td>Return Orbit</td>
<td>High Earth Orbit, lunar free return trajectory</td>
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<h1>Livestreams</h1>
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<td>NASA YouTube</td>
<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhDuOHMp0A" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhDuOHMp0A</a></td>
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<td>NASA+</td>
<td><a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-comes-home-official-broadcast/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-comes-home-official-broadcast/</a></td>
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<td>NASASpaceflight</td>
<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veRvxj-5VQ" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veRvxj-5VQ</a></td>
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<td>Space Affairs</td>
<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHP2VUQmzXo" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHP2VUQmzXo</a></td>
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<td>SpaceflightNow</td>
<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-JvBIhGFg" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-JvBIhGFg</a></td>
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<td>The Launch Pad</td>
<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL65E9V_cF8" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL65E9V_cF8</a></td>
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<td>Everyday Astronaut</td>
<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lSg8J8ZSrs" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lSg8J8ZSrs</a></td>
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<td>International Rocket Launches</td>
<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IntRocketLaunch/streams" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/@IntRocketLaunch/streams</a></td>
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<p dir="auto"><a href="https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/116/" rel="nofollow ugc">NextSpaceflight page</a></p>
<h1>Approximate timeline (UTC)</h1>
<p dir="auto">Thanks <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/pageflight%40piefed.social" aria-label="Profile: pageflight@piefed.social">@<bdi>pageflight@piefed.social</bdi></a>!</p>
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<li>2026-04-10 21:05:00 Crew begins working through entry checklist, including donning entry suits</li>
<li>2026-04-10 23:48:00 Orion crew and service module separation</li>
<li>2026-04-10 23:51:00 Crew module raise burn</li>
<li>2026-04-11 00:08:00 Entry interface, while still 400,000 feet above Earth</li>
<li>2026-04-11 00:21:00 Splashdown</li>
<li>2026-04-11 00:28:00 Crew module reaction control system safing</li>
<li>2026-04-11 00:36:00 Orion Final power down</li>
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<p dir="auto">Feel free to post updates, discussions, questions, etc. in the comments!</p>
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