Artemis II Tracker Map — See Where the Crew Is Every Minute

On Monday, April 6, Artemis II continued its mission of being humanity's first journey to the moon since 1972. So, where is Artemis II now? There's actually an Artemis II tracker map that visualizes where the crew is each moment of the mission.

Artemis II is a non-stop, six-hour flyby using the same figure-eight path that Apollo 13 took in 1970. The Artemis II crew includes three Americans — commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover- — and one Canadian, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.

The launch was successful on Wednesday, April 1, and now, the crew is still on its journey. But, where exactly is Artemis II this moment?

Artemis II Tracker Map — Here's How to See Every Moment of the 2026 Mission on a Handy Map

NASA has created a site named the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website, which gives viewers an interactive space map that allows anyone to track the Orion spacecraft as it travels through outer space in real time. The map shows the Earth, the Moon and the Orion spacecraft, and it visually shows tracks where they are in relation to each other. It also shows the full path the Orion is slated to make during its journey.

Since this map is interactive, you can zoom in and out on any of the three heavenly bodies and  can think of NASA’s Artemis Real-time Orbit Website as Google Maps in space. It offers tools to zoom in and out on any of the three heavenly bodies and see what's surrounding them. Also, the "Spacecraft View" is a virtual camera that allows viewers to see an interactive digital reconstruction of the Orion. NASA also has an app for those who prefer to catch the action on their mobile device.

According to a report from Fox News, the astronauts are scheduled to fly around the far side of the moon later on Monday, April 6, overtaking Apollo 13's 1972 distance record to notch the title of the most distant humans in history. "After the lunar flyby, it will take four days for the astronauts to return home," they add. "The capsule will aim for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego on April 10, nine days after its Florida launch."

"Artemis II builds on the success of the uncrewed Artemis I in 2022, and will demonstrate a broad range of capabilities needed on deep space missions," NASA says of the mission in a statement. "The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft."

So, Artemis II is well on its way to making space history. The Orion spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth on Friday, April 10.