Orion Astronauts Gawk At View While NASA Mulls Moon Travel | Aviation Week Network

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Irene Klotz
April 02, 2026

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A view from the Orion spacecraft Integrity as it orbits high above Earth during the first day of the Artemis II flight test.

Credit: Artemis II/NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL—Astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft Integrity awoke midway through their first sleep cycle since launch on April 1 to oversee an orbit-raising maneuver that positions the capsule for a planned trajectory shift to travel beyond the Moon. NASA’s Mission Control expects to decide…

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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