NASA's Artemis 2 Orion capsule, which is headed for the moon on April 2, 2026, successfully completed a crucial translunar injection (TLI) burn, firing its main engine to leave orbit and head toward the moon. This maneuver marked a significant milestone for the mission, marking the first-ever crewed flight of Orion and its (SLS) rocket. The mission's capsule remained in Earth orbit for over 24 hours to observe the capsule's systems before its planned deep space plunge into deep space. The TLI burn used Orion's main orbital maneuvering engine, which has flown in space 19 times before on three different space shuttles and can accelerate a car from zero to 60 mph (97 kph) in 2.7 seconds. The team is now on track to become the first crewed mission to visit the moon since 1972, with Christina Koch being the first woman and first non-American to leave the station.