NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch
Brajeshwar
58 points
31 comments
March 13, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (8 comments)
abeppu
April 1 is an in interesting choice for a big event that will be news if it goes well and bigger news if it goes badly
edgyquant
“As early as April 1” is a weird way to describe something that is two months behind schedule
mikkupikku
Can't they just schedule it for March 32nd?
AverageSavage
Operation: Sike! is a go! ;)
la3lma
Surely they are joking?
dmix
Then we just have to see if SpaceX can pull off orbital refueling at scale. Starship 3 first launch will be in April as well https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2026/03/11/spacex-st...
brcmthrowaway
Lunar surface?
proee
Imagine riding in a vehicle that has been tested zero times. I would be terrified. Best of luck to the team.