Artemis II Lunar Flyby Set for Today, NASA Live Coverage Planned

scienceApr 5, 202625

Artemis II will fly around the Moon today with its crew aboard the Orion spacecraft. NASA will livestream coverage from the afternoon into the evening. The live window and lunar observations conclude about 9:20 PM ET Monday, 2:20 am UK Tuesday. The mission is the first crewed lunar flyby since the Apollo era, testing systems for future Artemis lunar landings.

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Artemis II crew will fly around the Moon today.

NASA will livestream Artemis II coverage from afternoon into evening.

Lunar observations end about 9:20 PM ET Monday, 2:20 am UK Tuesday.

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