Moon and War Share the Same Deadline
Artemis II completed its TLI burn and is heading for the Moon -- arriving April 6, the same day as Trump's Iran deadline.
Kenji Nakamura
Bureau: Tokyo
Artemis II Completed Its Perigee Burn. The Spacecraft Is on Lunar Trajectory.
A 43-second engine burn raised Artemis II's perigee and refined its orbit; the spacecraft is now on trajectory for lunar flyby around April 6.
Artemis II Reaches the Moon on Sunday. So Does Trump's Iran Deadline.
Artemis II will fly past the Moon on April 6 -- the same day Trump's deadline for Iran expires -- making the spacecraft the only thing in American governance currently on schedule.