After more than three weeks of war in Iran, the US has destroyed major components of Iran’s military, including ballistic missile sites and much of the country’s navy.
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Iran’s drone war: How the cheap, accurate Shahed-136 is changing warfare
One advantage Iran retains, though, is the Shahed-136. The Shahed, a one-way, single-use attack drone, is small, inexpensive, and highly accurate. Iranian drone attacks have led to the death of six US service members, damaged oil and natural gas facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, and are quickly depleting America’s interceptor stockpiles.
Michael C. Horowitz is a senior fellow for technology and innovation at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He says these drones have ushered in a new era of warfare: “The way that I would think about this is just like the introduction of the machine gun at scale in World War I,” he told Today, Explained co-host Noel King.
Noel talks with Horowitz about what the drones can do, how the US can counter them, and what they mean for the future of warfare.
Below is an excerpt of their conversation, edited for length and clarity. There’s much more in the full podcast, so listen to Today, Explained wherever you get podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Pandora, and Spotify.
The US has done damage to Iran’s missile sites and military bases. But Iran still has cheap, easy-to-assemble drones that pose a real threat on the battlefield. Michael Horowitz, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, tell us about them drones!
These one-way attack drones, like the Shahed-136, are used essentially as a substitute for a cruise missile. Iran is using them to do things like target American air defense radars, which are necessary to find other drones and shoot them down. Iran is using them to target government buildings like embassies. Iran is using them to target critical infrastructure that countries in the Middle East use for oil and gas.
The thing that somebody like me worries about is that American aircraft carriers in general are extremely well protected. A drone in and of itself would never take out an American aircraft carrier. They’re just too small. But a lot of them could. And the real risk here is that suppose you fired not one, not a hundred, but 500 at an American aircraft carrier at once. Even if the US could shoot down 450 of them, that’s still a lot that are getting through it.
The scale of these one-way attack drones that you can launch generates the potential ability to not just target the kinds of infrastructure and things that we’re seeing Iran doing, but really important military targets as well, including our ships.
Iran presumably does not have an infinite number of these drones. How many do they actually have on hand?
We don’t actually know exactly how many Iran has on hand, but we know that they have thousands. We also know, for example, that Russia has the ability to produce a thousand or more every couple of weeks of their knockoff of the Shahed-136.
Iran likely has the ability to do something in that range as well. The US and Israel are obviously targeting their manufacturing capabilities, but Iran has a lot of manufacturing that’s more underground, and because you can use commercial manufacturing to build these systems, you can do that almost anywhere.
That’s one of the reasons why I have been very vocal that the United States needs to invest more in these capabilities. And why I was thrilled, frankly, in the context of this conflict, regardless of what one thinks of the conflict itself, to see the US use its first precise mass system, the LUCAS drone, against Iran.
The American military arsenal is based on quality over quantity. It’s based on having small numbers of exquisite, expensive, hard-to-produce systems that are the best in the world, but they were designed to be essentially bespoke products. They were not designed for mass production. The issue is that that’s not enough anymore.
In a world that required having those expensive, exquisite systems to do things like accurately fire weapons at your adversaries, then that was a unique advantage for the United States military. But because everybody — both smaller states and militant groups — can launch more accurate precision strikes at lots of different targets, it means that just having those kinds of systems is not enough for the United States.
If Iran is firing a $35,000 Shahed-136 at the United States, and the United States is shooting it down with a weapon that costs anywhere between $1 million per shot and $4 million per shot, you do not need to be a defense planner to understand that that cost curve is in the wrong direction.
How did Iran get so well-armed?
Necessity is the mother of invention. A country like Iran has felt intense security threats in the region. In part that’s because of Iran’s own ideology: If you’re going to roll around chanting “death to America,” then you need to be prepared for the United States and the region to have some questions.
Iran fought a war against Iraq in the 1980s. Iran has been in continual tussles with various neighbors over the years. And so Iran built up a pretty extensive military arsenal. Not anywhere near as good as the United States or Israel, but Iran, in some ways because they had to, was a pioneer in developing these low-cost, long-range precise mass weapons that they then shared with Russia. And Russia’s used hundreds of thousands against the Ukrainians.
Is there a way for the US to defend against these Iranian drones without spending so much money?
The US has options. It’s just going to take some time to get there.
Another country where necessity has been the mother of invention has been Ukraine, facing down the Russian invaders now for four years. And because Ukraine is the victim of dozens to hundreds of launches of these Shaheds almost every day, Ukraine has pioneered lower-cost air defense systems using even less expensive drones, for example, to take out those $35,000 drones, or even in some cases using old World War II-style anti-aircraft guns.
If a fairly cheap unmanned drone can overwhelm a billion-dollar aircraft carrier, does the US need to start rethinking the way it fights wars?
One hundred percent. The plan to rely only on these exquisite, expensive, hard-to-produce weapons is no longer going to be enough for the United States. That would especially be true in a war against the most sophisticated potential adversaries the United States could face like China or Russia.
What the United States needs to pursue is what’s called a high/low mix of forces. Some of those high-end systems like Tomahawk missiles and F-35s, things that the United States has worked on for a generation, but then also a new wave of these lower-cost systems that need to be treated not as the kind of thing you might hold onto for 50 years, but as cheaper, more disposable, and upgraded on a regular basis.
What do you think war looks like a generation from now?
The character of warfare is always in flux. The way that I would think about this is just like the introduction of the machine gun at scale in World War I. It fundamentally changed the character of warfare.
The machine gun then just became a ubiquitous weapon. Everybody had machine guns. And then in World War II it was the tank. And everywhere since then, there have been tanks.
What we are now seeing between the Russia-Ukraine war and this war with Iran is these one-way attack drones. It’s not that they’re the only things that militaries need, but these are now going to be part of the arsenal moving forward. And if you don’t have them, and if you can’t defend against them, you’re going to be in trouble.
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There are a lot of amazing cordless drills from premier brands on the market that offer performance superior to just about anything you’re likely to find for under $100. That said, not everyone is a professional in the trades or has their own workshop that needs to be filled with outrageously expensive tools. Some people just want a basic drill that they can use to perform a few basic repairs or home improvement projects.
Those looking to save some money on hardware might consider checking out Harbor Freight, which is widely known as a purveyor of discount tools. The retailer owns a majority of the brands that are sold inside its stores, cutting out the middlemen between production and distribution and allowing it to keep both costs and prices to a minimum. While Harbor Freight has premier lines, like Hercules, that are designed to target the more performance-oriented markets, the company also has some power tool brands that are very affordable.
A lot of people might disregard these budget brands without giving them much consideration, but there are some surprisingly decent tools tucked away within their product lines. For example, there is a Warrior brand cordless drill kit for just $29.99 that hits well above its weight class in terms of performance and has gotten some surprisingly confidence-inspiring reviews from users. It never hurts to retain a healthy dose of skepticism, but there are a few reasons why budget-minded buyers might want to give the Warrior 18V Cordless ⅜-inch Drill Kit a closer look.
Decent specs for a household drill
Let’s start by mitigating our expectations a bit. No one is saying that a $30 drill from Harbor Freight is going to be competing with anything from Milwaukee or Makita, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its own niche to fill, starting with its value proposition.
This drill is significantly cheaper than the $53.87 Hart 20V ⅜-inch Drill Driver Kit (5154054383). The Hart drill has a bit more torque, but otherwise fairly comparable specs. Hart is a Techtronic Industries-owned brand that is primarily offered through Walmart and is generally considered to be a budget store-affiliated brand, similar to Warrior, so the dip in price for the Harbor Freight tool is fairly significant.
As you probably surmised from the name, the Warrior drill has a ⅜-inch keyless chuck and is powered by the brand’s proprietary 18V battery system. The motor is able to generate speeds up to 900 RPM and up to 199 in-lbs of torque. It has a 20-gear clutch, a variable speed trigger, a reverse function, an electric brake, and a built-in LED on the face to illuminate your workspace. Those specs won’t impress many pros, but they cover all the basics for what one might need in a household drill. It’s also very lightweight, at just 2.68 pounds. This makes it easy to use for light-duty tasks in a way that most of the heavier pro drills might not be.
On top of the tool itself, the kit also includes a 1.3 Ah 18V Lithium-Ion battery, which is compatible with any other cordless Warrior tools you might decide to purchase, and a charger. Harbor Freight sells these together for $19.99 without the drill, so the drill kit is a pretty impressive bargain, all things considered.
What do users think of the drill?
Of course, you don’t need to just take Harbor Freight’s word for it that the drill is a competent tool. It’s always good to consider what previous buyers have had to say about it as well. The Warrior 18V Cordless ⅜-inch Drill Kit has received over 3,800 reviews on the Harbor Freight website, giving it an aggregate score of 4.6 out of 5. A full 96% of customers who reviewed the tool claimed that they would recommend it to other buyers.
Nearly every review that the Warrior drill has received explicitly mentions its value. “Great at the normal price, but I got it on sale,” one reviewer said. “Does drilling and screw driving with plenty of torque. Covers what I need.” These comments paint the drill as a very basic tool that is good for most household DIY tasks, which is a fair assessment, but that only appears to be half the picture.
There are also several reviews from people who were surprised by the amount of power this ‘cheap’ drill had to offer. “I use this tool more often than any other drill in my shop. I bought it on sale for the low price but found that the drill is lightweight and handy to use so I use it often,” another reviewer claimed. “I have other more expensive drills, including the Bauer, which is heavier duty, but I use this drill more often.”
That said, there are also reports of the drill dying prematurely, with some saying it only lasted them a few months. It’s unclear if it’s the drill or the battery that died in these instances, but you should be aware that Harbor Freight only covers the tool in its warranty for the first 90 days.
It’s about to cost more to ship packages through the United States Postal Service. The USPS said Wednesday that it will implement a temporary 8% surcharge beginning in April “to better align its costs of transportation with the market.” Like everyone, the post office is facing higher fuel costs driven by ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.
The proposed increase will affect Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage and Parcel Select, but not first-class stamps and other products and services.
If the Postal Regulatory Commission approves the measure, the price change will begin on April 26 at midnight Central Time and expire on Jan. 17, 2027, at midnight Central Time. At that time, the USPS will assess if the surcharge will continue.
Last week, Postmaster General David Steiner told Congress that the USPS will run out of money by next February. He requested that Congress lift regulatory restrictions so that the postal service can raise prices on products and services.
The Postal Service has been financially underwater for nearly two decades. The Government Accountability Office added the agency to its High Risk List in 2009. Since 2007, it has incurred over $100 billion in financial losses.
Much of the reason for these losses is the company’s mandate to deliver to over 170 million addresses during a six-day work week. According to The Wall Street Journal, which originally broke this story, that mandate has led to “71% of delivery routes being financially underwater.” That math roughly translates to three in five post offices being unable to cover their operating costs.
Shipping competitors, such as FedEx and United Parcel Service, have had fuel surcharges in place for years. Due to the ongoing oil crisis and rise in gas prices, they have increased these fees in recent weeks.
A jury in Los Angeles has found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a closely-watched trial over social media addiction. The companies were ordered to pay $6 million in damages to the woman who said she was harmed by their addictive features as a child.
The case was brought by a 20-year-old woman, named in court documents as “K.G.M,” who sued Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap, saying that she had been harmed by the platforms as a child due to addictive features. TikTok and Snap reached a settlement ahead of the trial.
According to NBC News, Meta was ordered to pay 70 percent of the $3 million in compensatory damages with YouTube taking on the remaining portion. The jury awarded an additional $3 million in punitive damages. “We respectfully disagree with the verdict and are evaluating our legal options,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement. “We disagree with the verdict and plan to appeal.,” Google spokesperson José Castañeda said in a statement. “This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site.”
The weeks-long trial has been closely watched because it’s the first of many court cases in which plaintiffs have argued that social media platforms harmed minors due to how they were designed. Meta’s lawyers and executives have disputed the idea that social media should be considered an “addiction.” CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified that the company wants Instagram to be “useful,” and repeatedly accused the plaintiff’s lawyer of “mischaracterizing” his past statements.
“This is the first time in history a jury has heard testimony by executives and seen internal documents that we believe prove these companies chose profits over children,” Joseph VanZandt, one of K.G.M.’s lawyers, said in a statement to The New York Times,
For Meta, it’s the second legal setback in as many days. The verdict comes one day after a jury in New Mexico ruled against Meta in a trial over child safety issues. The company was ordered to pay $375 million in penalties; the company said it would appeal.
Update, March 25, 2026, 11:22AM PT: Added a statement from Google.
Update. March 25, 2026, 2:05PM PT: Added details about punitive damages.
I was a late convert to air fryers, in part because I worried about versatility: Just how many wings and nuggets and fries does anyone need? (Don’t answer. The answer will incriminate you.)
The Typhur Dome 2 is the air fryer that obliterated this worry, by adding pizza, browned meats, grilled asparagus, and toasted bread to this list—not to mention perfect crispy bacon. It’s an innovative device that takes over most of the functions of a classic auxiliary oven, but with far more powerful convection.
After testing more than 30 air fryers over the past year, the Dome 2 is the one I far and away recommend as the most powerful, versatile, accurate, and fast air fryer I know. I’ve evangelized for this thing ever since I first tried it last year. But the one big caveat is always the price: It’s listed at $500 and rarely dips much below $400.
So imagine my surprise when I saw the Dome 2 dip to $340 for Amazon’s Spring Sale, the lowest I’ve seen it since Black Friday. If you’ve been hunting for an upgrade to your old basket air fryer, this is probably a good time. The sale lasts until March 31.
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Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
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Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
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Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
Fast, Versatile, App-Controlled Cooks
So why’s the Dome 2 my favorite air fryer? Typhur, a tech-forward company based in San Francisco but with engineering and manufacturing ties to China, reimagined the shape and function of the classic basket fryer by creating a broader and shallower basket, with individually controllable dual heating elements.
This means the Dome 2 has room for a freezer pizza, and can apply direct heat from the bottom to add actual char-speckle and crispness to the crust, kind of like a combination grill-oven. The Dome’s shallow basket also lets you spread out ingredients in a single layer for excellent airflow, while heating from both sides. I can crisp two dozen wings in just 14 minutes (or 17 minutes if I fry hard). The Dome also toasts bread evenly, and crisps bacon without smelling up the house—in part because it has a helpful self-clean function.
Temp accuracy is within 5 or 10 degrees of target, and the fan can adjust its speed depending on the cooking mode. And the smart app is actually useful, with about 50 recipes ranging from asparagus to eclair to a flank steak London broil that can be synced with a button-press. But note that some functions, such as baking, need the app to work, and the device is more of a counter hog than taller basket fryers.
Typhur’s Probe-Assisted Oven Also on Sale
The Dome 2’s basket is a bit shallow for a whole bird or a large roast, however. If you want a convection device for larger meats, I often recommend the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro, which is among my favorite convection toaster ovens. This is a (very) smart oven and air fryer that doesn’t crisp up wings and fries quite as well as basket fryers, but is more versatile for roasting big proteins like a whole chicken. The Breville is also on a nice sale right now, dropping by 20 percent.
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the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro
Apple Music’s new Playlist Playground feature is a prompt-driven playlist builder that’s fast and surprisingly useful, even if it won’t replace a carefully curated mix. Here’s how to start playing, and how well it works.
Apple Music’s new Playlist Playground
Apple added Playlist Playground to Apple Music on March 24 with iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. It lets users build playlists by describing what they want instead of adding songs one by one.
Building playlists in Apple Music takes time, especially when you’re chasing a specific mood. Playlist Playground cuts that down to a few seconds, making it useful as a starting point.
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Threat actors are evading phishing detection in campaigns targeting Microsoft accounts by abusing the no-code app-building platform Bubble to generate and host malicious web apps.
Because the web app is hosted on a legitimate platform, email security solutions do not flag the link as a potential threat, allowing users to access the page.
Security researchers at Kaspersky say that threat actors are using the new method to redirect users to the actual phishing page, which is often mimicking a Microsoft login portal that is sometimes hidden behind a Cloudflare check.
Any credentials entered on these fake web pages are siphoned to the phishing actor, who may then use them to access email, calendar, and other sensitive data associated with Microsoft 365 accounts.
Source: Kaspersky
Bubble is a no-code AI-powered platform where users describe the app they want to build and then the platform automatically generates the backend logic and frontend.
The resulting apps are hosted on Bubble’s infrastructure under *.bubble.io, which is a trusted domain unlikely to trigger security warnings from email security solutions.
Phishing actors take advantage of this by creating Bubble apps that consist of large, complex JavaScript bundles and Shadow DOM-heavy structures, which are not flagged as redirection scripts or classified as malicious by static and automated analysis tools.
“The code generated by this no-code platform is a massive jumble of JavaScript and isolated Shadow DOM (Document Object Model) structures,” explains Kaspersky.
“Even for an expert, it’s difficult to grasp what’s happening at first glance; you really have to dig through it to understand how it all works and what the purpose is.”
“Automated web-code analysis algorithms are even more likely to get tripped up, frequently reaching the verdict that this is just a functional, useful site.”
Source: Kaspersky
The researchers warn that the tactic of abusing AI-powered app builders for evasion in phishing campaigns is very likely to be adopted by phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms and integrated into phishing kits that are widely used by lower-tier cybercriminals.
These platforms already provide session cookie theft, adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) layers that bypass two-factor authentication (2FA), geo-fencing, anti-analysis tricks, and AI-generated email content, so the abuse of legitimate platforms will only increase the stealth of these attacks.
BleepingComputer has contacted Bubble for a comment about Kaspersky’s findings and any plans to strengthen anti-abuse protections, but we have not received a response by publishing time.
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Today marks the start of the 2026 baseball season and in what has sort of become an annual tradition, T-Mobile is once again offering a free subscription to MLB.TV.
In order to take advantage of the deal, T-Mobile customers simply need to log into the T Life app, navigate to the Benefits tab and then hit Redeem after clicking the banner for a free season of MLB.TV. From there, you just need to download the latest version of the MLB app to your mobile device and sign in or create an account. That said, this is a time-limited offer, so if you want the ability to stream regular season baseball for free, you’ll need claim the deal prior to March 31 at 4:59 AM ET. For anyone on a different carrier, this may be enough time to switch providers and still get in on the savings.
Unfortunately, MLB.TV is subject to blackouts and market restrictions, so depending on where you live and where your favorite team is playing that day, you may not be able to catch every game. Sadly, this includes tonight’s 8:05 PM ET matchup between the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants, which is streaming exclusively on Netflix. Even so, with a one-year subscription to MLB.TV currently going for $150, this is one of the best perks available from any of the big cellular carriers.
In addition to full season of games, an MLB.TV subscription also includes access to a collection of baseball documentaries, game streams from previous years, World Series films, highlights, news and more. And with over 1.25 million customers having redeemed last year’s offer, this is potentially one of T-Mobile’s biggest offers of the year, with the company claiming to have delivered more than $1 billion in savings since it first started running the promotion 10 years ago in 2016.
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for March 26, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Degrees for boardroom execs
Answer: MBAS
5A clue: “___ want for Christmas …”
Answer: ALLI
6A clue: What Hamlet holds while giving his “Alas, poor Yorick!” speech
Answer: SKULL
7A clue: Wild, as an animal
Answer: FERAL
8A clue: Sphere
Answer: ORB
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Word after “match” or “mischief”
Answer: MAKER
2D clue: Bit of writing on a book jacket
Answer: BLURB
3D clue: Penne ___ vodka
Answer: ALLA
4D clue: Window ledge
Answer: SILL
6D clue: Bay Area airport, for short
Answer: SFO
Version 1 says it has chosen its new Dublin HQ for its ‘state-of-the-art AI Studio’ and will add 250 roles locally.
The new HQ at Four Park Place in Dublin will see it become neighbours to Apple when they officially open their new Dublin offices later this year, and sees the Irish technology provider reach a headcount of some 3,700 globally.
The Dublin jobs news follows an announcement earlier this month at the UK-Ireland Summit that it would create 1,000 jobs across the UK and Northern Ireland, as part of its plans to invest £40m into the UK market over the next few years.
Version 1 was founded in Dublin in 1996 and offers a range of technology services to global organisations. It has other key hubs in London, Edinburgh and Belfast, but has chosen Dublin for its AI studio as it focuses in on AI. At the summit, it said the majority of the 1,000 UK roles would also be AI-focused, and around 400 of the roles would be in Northern Ireland.
“This is more than an office opening. It is a statement of intent,” said Roop Singh, CEO of Version 1. “30 years ago, Version 1 was founded in Dublin with a commitment to making technology deliver extraordinary business outcomes and citizen welfare. That commitment has not changed, but the scale and ambition have.
“Our principal belief is that AI enhances human capability, it does not replace it. This studio is where we will prove that, working alongside our customers and communities to build AI solutions that are practical, governed and grounded in real business outcomes.”
“Version 1’s continued growth and investment in Ireland is a powerful example of an Irish company winning on the global stage,” said Kevin Sherry, executive director at Enterprise Ireland, which has worked closely with Version 1 to support international growth. “The opening of this AI Studio positions Ireland as a serious centre for AI innovation and reinforces our ability to develop and retain world-class technology talent.
“Ambitious companies like Version 1 embody Enterprise Ireland’s mission that Irish-owned, globally-focused companies will be the primary driver of our economy,” he added.
Version 1 says the AI Studio has been designed as a space to “harness the power of technology by co-creating solutions to complex problems alongside customers from all sectors”, and added that it will be available to schools, universities and community groups in an effort to “democratise” technology. Version 1 says AI must “carry a social licence and be developed responsibly”.
The opening was attended by Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, TD who described Version 1 as “a blueprint for how Ireland creates, retains and scales world-class technology companies”.
“This new headquarters represents significant inward investment in Ireland’s economy and talent base and cements our position as a premier hub for AI and business transformation services at a time when nations are competing for AI leadership,” he said.
Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation Niamh Smyth, TD also attended the launch and said it was Ireland’s ambition to be “at the forefront of responsible AI adoption”.
“Version 1’s new AI Studio demonstrates what is possible when Irish enterprise combines deep technical expertise with a genuine commitment to community partnership and skills development,” she said.
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The excitement is building with NASA now just a few days away from sending four astronauts on a voyage around the moon.
On Wednesday, the space agency shared its schedule for coverage of the final buildup and main event, including a Q&A with the astronauts this Friday, blast off on Wednesday, April 1, and regular updates as the crew make their way to the moon.
Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, together with Canadian Jeremy Hansen, will leave the launchpad aboard an Orion spacecraft carried skyward by NASA’s massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
They’ll spend several days in Earth orbit checking the spacecraft’s systems before heading toward the moon. They won’t land on the lunar surface, but instead fly around it on a journey that will take humans farther from Earth than at any time since the Apollo era more than five decades ago.
Below is a summary of the events linked to the upcoming Artemis II mission. All times are Eastern Time (ET):
Friday, March 27
2:30 p.m.: The Artemis II crew will arrive at the Kennedy Space Center for a Q&A session with the press. NASA chief Jared Isaacman will also be in attendance, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) president Lisa Campbell.
Sunday, March 29
9:30 a.m.: The Artemis II crew will spend some time answering additional media questions, but this time virtually, from their quarantine facility.
2 p.m.: NASA officials linked to the mission will hold a status update on preparations for the Artemis II launch.
Monday, March 30
5 p.m.: Following a key mission meeting, NASA will host a news conference to provide a status update on preparations for launch.
Tuesday, March 31
1 p.m.: The space agency will hold a prelaunch news conference on the countdown status.
Wednesday, April 1
7:45 a.m.: Coverage begins on NASA+ of the tanking operations to load propellant into the SLS rocket. The livestream will include various views of the rocket and commentator analysis.
12:50 p.m.: NASA+ begins the official livestream for the much-anticipated launch, which is targeted for no earlier than 6:24 p.m. Following liftoff, coverage will continue on YouTube after Orion’s solar array wings deploy in space.
Around two-and-a-half hours after launch, and after the SLS rocket’s upper stage has performed a burn to send Orion and its crew to high-Earth orbit, NASA will hold a news conference to offer an update on the mission. The start time could change, depending on the precise liftoff time. In fact, the entire schedule could change, according to how the final preparations proceed. NASA will post any developments on its X account.
For information on the timing of daily updates during the mission, including live link-ups with the crew, check out NASA’s full schedule.
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