The Artemis II mission is more than halfway to the Moon.

Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman work together inside the Orion spacecraft on their way to the Moon. Photo Credit: NASA

The Artemis II mission has officially passed the halfway point to the Moon. After canceling the first planned outbound trajectory correction burn, the crew shifted focus to preparing the Orion spacecraft for its upcoming lunar observation phase. Beginning around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6, the astronauts spent time exercising, running medical response drills, and testing the spacecraft’s emergency communication systems in deep space.

The crew is expected to wind down soon and begin their sleep period around 3 a.m. CDT. They’ll be awakened by the ground team to kick off Flight Day 4 at approximately 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, April 4.