How long will it take Artemis II to get to the moon? Here's a timeline

After two major delays, NASA made history on April 1 andlaunched a crew of four astronautson a 10-day expedition around the moon and back.

The Artemis II mission, which is the second under NASA's multibillion-dollar moon program, is a major milestone for the space agency — marking the first crewed deep-space flight in over 50 years. Artemis II crew members are expected to travel "farther from Earth than any previous human mission," according to NASA.

The expedition will send the crew about 252,000 miles into space, which may break the record set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, when it was roughly 248,000 miles from Earth,USA TODAY previously reported.

Artemis II and it's crew of four lift off from Kennedy Space Center April 1, 2026 on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK

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Artemis IIand it's crew of four lift off from Kennedy Space Center April 1, 2026 on a 10-day mission around the Moon and back. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK

"This milestone will occur during the lunar flyby phase, when the crew travels on a free-return trajectory around the Moon, which allows the spacecraft to loop around the Moon and return to Earth without entering lunar orbit," NASA said.

While the crew will not land on the moon, NASA said the lunar flyby mission is designed to test life support systems and critical operations, paving the way for future moon landingsand Mars exploration. The mission is expected to last about 10 days, with the crew reaching the moon's vicinity around day five or six before returning to Earth for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Here is a timeline of the Artemis II journey:

Launch day

Four astronauts — including the first Black man, first woman, and first Canadian — lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, one of the largest and most powerful rockets the agency has ever flown.

Following liftoff, the Orion crew capsule will separate from the rocket's upper stage and enter a highly elliptical orbit around Earth.

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Earth orbit

During the first one to two days on the mission, the crew will be in a high Earth orbit and conduct systems checks, such as testing the Orion capsule's life-support, propulsion, navigation, and communications systems to ensure the spacecraft is ready to travel into deep space.

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Translunar injection

After the systems checks are complete, the Orion will perform its "translunar injection burn" on day two, according to the Scientific American. The translunar injection involves firing Orion's main engine, which increases the spacecraft's velocity to send it out of Earth orbit and toward the moon.

On days three to four, the crew will continue to monitor spacecraft systems as they approach the moon's vicinity. Mission controllers will track communications and navigation performance.

The Space Launch System rocket Artemis II begins its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39B March 19, 2026.

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Moon flyby

On day five, the Orion will enter the lunar sphere of influence, "marking the point at which the pull of the Moon's gravity will become stronger than the pull of the Earth's gravity," according to NASA.

"As they enter the Moon's neighborhood, the crew will have a full day, with the morning almost entirely devoted to tests of their spacesuits," the agency said. "As the first astronauts to wear the new suits in space, the Artemis II crew will be testing their ability to quickly put the suits on and pressurize them; install their seats and get into them while wearing the suits; eat and drink through a port on the spacesuits' helmet; and other functions."

On day six, the crew will come their closest to the Moon and reach the greatest distance from Earth during this phase, according to NASA.

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Return to Earth and splashdown

After the lunar flyby, the crew will spend several days heading back to Earth while continuing to conduct deep-space tests, including evaluations of power systems, thermal controls, and crew operations far beyond low Earth orbit.

As the Orion approaches Earth, it will separate key components before plunging into the atmosphere at speeds of about 25,000 miles per hour. One of the mission's primary objectives is to test the capsule's heat shield during re-entry, which had partially cracked and charred away during the Artemis I mission in 2022,reported Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network.

The spacecraft is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean, where recovery teams will retrieve the crew.

Contributing: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY; Reuters

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Reactions as Artemis II astronauts lift off on historic lunar mission

April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day trip around the moon that would be the farthest humans have ever traveled ‌and a major step toward returning people to the lunar surface this decade.

Here are some ‌reactions.

U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN ADDRESS TO NATION:

"Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the ​successful launch of Artemis II. It was quite something.

"It will be travelling further than any manned rocket has ever flown and will very substantially pass the moon, go around it and come back home from a distance that has never been done before.

"It's amazing. They are on their way and god bless them, these are brave people. ‌God bless those four unbelievable astronauts."

NASA ADMINISTRATOR ⁠JARED ISAACMAN AT PRESS CONFERENCE:

"So after a brief 54-year intermission, NASA is back in the business of sending astronauts to the moon.

"We arrived at this point through a ⁠sustained effort, a national commitment, and the work of thousands across the agency, our industry partners and our international allies."

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY IN A STATEMENT:

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"Today, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Colonel Jeremy Hansen makes history as the first ​Canadian ​to venture to the Moon.

"With Artemis II, Canada becomes only ​the second nation on Earth to send ‌an astronaut on a lunar mission.

"This remarkable achievement is a testament to Colonel Hansen's exceptional skill, and to the decades of discipline, dedication, and perseverance that brought him to this moment.

"It is also a testament to Canada and our world-class science, our cutting-edge technology, and our remarkable astronauts."

FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON ON X:

"With Artemis II, more than fifty years after Apollo 17, the Moon once again becomes that gathering place for peoples who ‌pool their resources and dare to dream.

"French, Europeans, we can ​be proud to take part in this extraordinary adventure by playing ​a key role thanks to the European service ​module developed by the European Space Agency."

RETIRED ASTRONAUT AND FORMER NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLIE BOLDEN ‌TO REUTERS:

"It was incredible to see. I'm ​an emotional person, just tears ​of joy, thinking about all the people that have been working to this day for more than a decade just to get here. Very proud.

"I hope that in the morning when I wake ​up and I watch all the ‌news coverage, no matter what country it's coming from, people will be saying, 'We are on our ​way back to the moon.' We are on our way back to the moon."

(Compiled by ​Jamie Freed; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Clarence Fernandez)

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Trump threatens to hit Iran 'extremely hard' over next two to three weeks

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President ‌Donald Trump said ‌on Wednesday Washington will ​strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to ‌three weeks ⁠and hit the country into ⁠the "Stone Ages."

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"We are going to ​hit ​them ​extremely hard ‌over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring ‌them back ​to the ​Stone ​Ages, where ‌they belong," Trump ​said ​in a nationally televised address.

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Geno Auriemma taking an undefeated UConn team to Final Four for 9th time

Geno Auriemma is taking an undefeated UConn team into thewomen's Final Fourfor the ninth time.

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This group, while extremely talented like the rest, is a bit different than the previous ones for the coach.

Auriemma recalls those earlier teams with AP Player of the Year winners Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart as having "that kind of swagger, trash-talking kind of mentality" when wondering why people were surprised that they hadn't lost any games.

"We don't walk around with that attitude," Auriemma said. "That's why I think, for me, I just keep my fingers crossed because it's not the kind of team that I've had in the past that has gone this far undefeated. It's not. They don't have that kind of mentality off the court, on the court."

The NCAA's winningest men's or women's coach with 1,288 victories and 12 national championships instead calls them "just a bunch of really nice kids that play hard for each other."

They are an unbeaten bunch with their ownAP All-America teammates Azzi Fudd and Sarah Stronggoing for their second national title, along with Big East Conference top freshman Blanca Quiñonez. They have a 54-game winning streak that began with three-time All-America guard and WNBA top overall pick Paige Bueckers during the Huskies' championship run last year, and could give Auriemma only his second 40-0 record in 41 seasons.

"What we've done the last (38) games was all in preparation for moments like this," said Fudd, the fifth-year star guardseen all over TV commercials and social mediaduring March Madness. "So when it comes down to it, we have full confidence in ourselves, in each other. We know the coaches feel the same."

UConn (38-0) is in its record 25th Final Four since the women's NCAA Tournament debuted 44 years ago. Part of aquartet of all No. 1 seeds in Phoenix, and the same four teams as last year, its semifinal Friday will be against South Carolina (35-3) in arematch of last year's national championship game.

Staying unbeaten this season

These Huskies are winning by an NCAA-best average margin of 37.8 points a game, with a 72-69 win over Sweet 16 team Michigan in November their only game decided by fewer than 13 points. They have set NCAA single-season records with their 890 assists (23.4 per game) and 597 steals (15.7 per game), and also are tops nationally in scoring defense (50.1 ppg) and field goal shooting — both on offense (52%) and defense (33.4%).

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Sophomore standout forward Strong averages 18.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Fudd, the most outstanding player inlast year's Final Fourafter coming back from a torn ACL that limited her to two games during the 2023-24 season, is at a career-best 17.5 points per game.

Quiñonez, also selected as the Big East's top sixth player, has at least 15 points in each NCAA Tournament game, the best four-game stretch of her young career while making 27 of 43 (62.7%) of her shots.

It has been a decade since Huskies finished undefeated

This is the 10th season since UConn's sixth andlast undefeated national title in 2016, a 38-0 team with a roster of eight future pros that included four-time champions Stewart and Moriah Jefferson in their senior seasons when Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson were freshmen.

"That 2016 team was very, very mature," Auriemma said. "This is a very young team doing it in a completely different way. ... This isn't that (2016) team, but they find their own way to get the same things done."

That ended an unprecedented run of four championships in a row (2013-16), and a span of six titles in eight seasons for the Huskies, who then didn't win another one until last year.

Their first (and only) losses in back-to-back Final Fours

After Gabby Williams, Collier and Samuelson returned from that 2016 title team, UConn got into the Final Four undefeated again in 2017 and 2018 before losing on last-second overtime shots in back-to-back national semifinal games.The Huskies' 111-game winning streak andchampionship run came to a stunning endin 2017 when Morgan William made a game-ending basket inMississippi State's 66-64 win. The coach then for the Bulldogs wasVic Schaefer, now in his sixth season at Texas and with the Longhorns in their second consecutive Final Four.UConn was 36-0 again in 2018 before Arike Ogunbowale's jumper with a second left gaveNotre Dame a 91-89 semifinal win.The other unblemished seasons

After Gabby Williams, Collier and Samuelson returned from that 2016 title team, UConn got into the Final Four undefeated again in 2017 and 2018 before losing on last-second overtime shots in back-to-back national semifinal games.

The Huskies' 111-game winning streak andchampionship run came to a stunning endin 2017 when Morgan William made a game-ending basket inMississippi State's 66-64 win. The coach then for the Bulldogs wasVic Schaefer, now in his sixth season at Texas and with the Longhorns in their second consecutive Final Four.

UConn was 36-0 again in 2018 before Arike Ogunbowale's jumper with a second left gaveNotre Dame a 91-89 semifinal win.

Six of Auriemma's national championship teams finished undefeated. His very first title was a 35-0 team in 1994-95 with Rebecca Lobo and 6-foot-7 center Kara Wolters.

Bird was part of two titles, including the 39-0 championship team in 2002, when Taurasi was a sophomore for the first of three consecutive championships though the last two weren't undefeated.

Four-time All-America forward Moore and Charles were part of back-to-back 39-0 teams that won the 2009 and 2010 national titles. UConn's only 40-0 championship came in 2014, when Stewart was a sophomore and won the first of three consecutive AP Player of the Year Awards — more than any other player.

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NBA Europe draws massive interest, proposals of up to $1 billion

A key deadline has come and gone for theNBA's venture into Europe, and the league office is buoyed with the result, all of which signals building momentum for the proposed upstart league.

The NBA had set a midnight deadline of Wednesday, April 1 for prospective investors to submit non-binding bids for consideration into the league's proposed NBA Europe expansion. According to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, north of 120 investment groups expressed interest in teams for the proposed league, with multiple bids even surpassing $1 billion. The league had set a loose threshold for entry at around $500 million; according to the person, many of the bid proposals fell within that $500 million to $1 billion range.

The proposed bids essentially act similarly to licensing fees that represent a buy-in into the league.

The non-binding bids came from wealthy individuals, investment firms and even existing teams in the EuroLeague, which is the legacy league that NBA Europe would be looking to compete against, if not replace altogether.

The person spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the matter.

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"We have received significant interest from a range of prospective teams and investors for permanent franchise spots in a new league in Europe backed by the NBA and FIBA," NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said Wednesday in a statement emailed to USA TODAY Sports. "The level of engagement and the scale of the bids reflect the marketplace's belief in our proposed model and the enormous, untapped potential for European basketball. We will now review the bids in more detail and shortlist the partners who share our vision and commitment to accelerating the growth of the game across the continent."

There are 12 cities across Europe that the NBA and FIBA, its partner in the venture, are targeting for the new league. The cities are among the biggest in Europe and include Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London and Athens.

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Now, the NBA will present the most attractive bids to the Board of Governors for approval.

The NBA held a Board of Governors session March 24 and 25, during which the expansion into Europe was discussed. Tatum, who also operates as the NBA's chief operating officer, updated ownership on the progress of NBA Europe, though no measures were put up for a vote.

The NBA and FIBA are planning to structure the new league with 14 to 16 teams, with 10 to 12 of those being permanent fixtures and the others being open slots based on performance in FIBA leagues.

One key hurdle will be the NBA's ongoing discussions with EuroLeague leadership over the stakes and control of the proposed NBA Europe league. At last week's Board of Governors meeting, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he sensed that EuroLeague was willing to engage in discussions with the objective of getting a deal done.

"I think for the betterment of European basketball, the best outcome would be if we came together with the EuroLeague here and that we came up with a systematic approach to growing the game throughout Europe," Silver said Wednesday, March 25. "That means complementing the country leagues, working together with the EuroLeague and working together with our federation, FIBA."

Chus Bueno, who was recently appointed as the EuroLeague's CEO, has a friendly relationship with Silver from the time when Bueno worked in the NBA league office.

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Tiger Woods Gets Judge Approval to Leave U.S. for Treatment Due to 'Privacy' Concerns

A Florida judge has granted Tiger Woods permission to leave the United States as he seeks treatment following his DUI charge

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• Woods' lawyer requested the motion, citing "privacy" concerns for the pro golfer

• Woods will undergo inpatient treatment in an "intensive highly individualized and medically integrated program" outside of the U.S, according to the filing

Tiger Woodshas been granted permission to travel out of the country as he seeks treatment following hiscar crash and DUI charge.

A Florida judge granted Woods, 50, permission to leave the state to undergo treatment outside of the United States, according to court documents obtained and reviewed by PEOPLE on Wednesday, April 1.

Woods' treating physician recommended he seek treatment at a facility out of the country "based upon the Defendant's complex clinical presentation the urgent need for a level of care that cannot safely or effectively be done within the United States," per the documents.

The request to leave the country for treatment was also made due to concerns that the golfer's "privacy has been repeatedly compromised,"

"Ongoing medical scrutiny and public exposure create significant barriers to his care and would result in setbacks and an inability to fully engage in treatment," Woods' lawyer, Douglas Duncan, argued in the filing.

"Based upon Defendant's treating physician's opinions, inpatient treatment at the out of country treatment facility is medically necessary due to the Defendant's complexity, and need for an intensive highly individualized and medically integrated program," the documents said.

Woods will have no restrictions on travel as he faces the DUI charge and a charge for refusal to submit to a urine test, both of which he plead not guilty to on March 31, according to the documents.

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The out of country treatment facility will "provide continuous monitoring and the ability to rapidly adjust treatment interventions in a highly controlled environment" for Woods, his lawyer said in the filing.

The golferbroke his silence on the March 27 rollover car crashin a post on social media on March 31, in which he said he would be seeking treatment.

"I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today," he said onX.

"I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health. This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery," Woods continued. "I'm committed to taking the time needed to return in a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally. I appreciate your understanding and support, and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time."

Sheriff John M. Budensiek alleged in a press conference after the accident that Woods appeared "lethargic" and had "signs of impairment" while speaking with officers after the crash. Woods blew "triple zeros" on a breathalyzer test, but he allegedly refused a urinalysis, and authorities believe he was "not impaired by alcohol but possibly by medication or another substance."

A probable cause affidavit, obtained by PEOPLE on March 31, also revealed that Woods wasin possession of two opioid pillsat the time of his arrest.

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Activist vessel collides with krill trawler in Antarctic confrontation

MIAMI (AP) — A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship's Norwegian owner said was a "deliberate attack" that endangered its crew and could've caused a disaster in the same environmentally sensitive waters the activists claim they want to protect.

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A two-minute video provided to The Associated Press by the Aker QRILL Co. shows the moment Tuesday when the M/V Bandero, operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, slowly steams toward the stern of the fishing vessel, hitting its port side at a slight angle.

The collision underscores thegrowing battlein the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean over the future of Antarctic krill, a shrimplike crustacean central to the diet of whales and critical buffer to global warming that's also in demand for use in health supplements, fishmeal and other products.

Aker said Wednesday that the Bandero came within centimeters of striking a diesel tank on its vessel, the Norwegian-flagged Antarctic Sea, and put at risk a habitat teeming with multiple whale species, seals and seabirds — all feeding on the Southern Ocean'sabundant but environmentally sensitive krill population.

The company said its multinational crew was shaken but unharmed and it would pursue all available legal action.

"Our crew were put at risk in some of the most remote waters on Earth, and only luck avoided potential environmental damage," Aker CEO Webjørn Barstad said in a statement.

The Captain Paul Watson Foundation did not respond to a request from the AP about Aker's accusations. But in its own news release, it characterized its actions as "aggressive nonviolence." It said the crew, led by French activist Lamya Essemlali, managed to disrupt all krill fishing during a five-hour "direct intervention" against two Aker-owned vessels. It also provided images showing the crew launching giant metal net shredding devices intended to disrupt fishing.

Watson himself was not on the ship, which departed Australia in February as part of what the Watson foundation called Operation Krill Wars.

"Throughout the encounter, the crew witnessed Antarctic wildlife in the surrounding waters, including penguins, seals, and even a whale, underscoring what was at stake as a small ship challenged a powerful industrial krill operation in a stark David-and-Goliath scenario," the foundation said in a statement.

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Watson founded the global Sea Shepherd conservation movement in the 1970s and for decades won a fearsome reputation for ramming vessels and other aggressive tactics in confrontations on the high seas that repeatedly landed him in jail. He was lastdetained in Greenland for five monthsin 2024 on a Japanese warrant that was later rejected by Denmark. Japan's coast guard sought his arrest over an encounter in 2010 in which he was accused of ordering a captain of his ship to throw explosives at what the Japanese labeled a whaling research ship.

While the Canadian-American citizen in the past has drawn support from Hollywood celebrities, his hard-line tactics have split the movement he started, with affiliates in France and Brazil rallying behind his newly created namesake foundation while Sea Shepherd Global and 20 national affiliates focus more on watchdog patrols on the high seas, policy action and supporting law enforcement in poorer countries where illegal fishing is rampant.

Fishing in Antarctica for krillsurged to a record last season, forcing an early closure of fishing activity for the first time.

Aker is the world's largest harvester of krill, responsible for over half the world's catch.

The remote fishery is managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, an international organization composed of 27 nations and the European Union.

Any investigation into the incident, including possible criminal prosecution, is likely to commence at the Mongolia-flagged Bandero's next port of call. Under international maritime law, an overtaking vessel has an obligation to stay clear of any nearby ship it's passing.

Bandero is named after the tequila company owned by John Paul DeJoria, an American billionaire who founded Paul Mitchell hair care products and has been a longtime supporter of Watson's endeavors.

This story has corrected the month that the Bandero left Australia to February, not March.

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