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Next up: Orion will separate from the ICPS at ~01:59 UTC. Follow Artemis II on this live timeline to get a preview of upcoming events and when they're happening. @EverythingScience

ICPS-2 successfully boosted Orion and its four-person crew into a high Earth orbit. This is where the astronauts will orbit for the next day to ensure Orion’s systems are working as expected while still close to home. United Launch Alliance, under a collaborative partnership with Boeing, built the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) upper stage of the SLS rocket. Source: @ulalaunch @EverythingScience

We have ignition of the second burn by ICPS-2! This will be an 18-minute engine firing to lift Orion's orbit to 43,730 miles above Earth. [Render not photo] Source: @ulalaunch @EverythingScience

NASA leaders are hosting a news conference on the status of the Artemis 2 mission and the milestones ahead for the remainder of Flight Day 1. 🌐Watch official broadcast @EverythingScience

Watch Earth come into view as Orion rotates @EverythingScience

Follow Artemis II on this live timeline to get a preview of upcoming events and when they're happening. @EverythingScience

I’m still at a loss for words Source: @AJamesMcCarthy @EverythingScience

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ICPS-2 has completed its first burn of the RL10C-2 main engine, placing the Orion spacecraft and Artemis II astronauts into their preliminary Earth orbit. They will coast in this orbit for the next hour before the apogee raise burn is planned. Source: @ulalaunch @EverythingScience

Perigee raise maneuver complete, Orion is now in a safe orbit.

Artemis II: Orion Integrity is now at an orbital altitude higher than Polaris Dawn achieved, so this is the furthest humans have been for decades. Source: @NASASpaceflight @EverythingScience

Daytime SLS SRB separation was even more spectacular than I ever expected, simply magnificent. Source: @asherbphotos @EverythingScience