How to Watch Artemis 2 Reach the Moon and Make Spaceflight History Today

The Artemis 2 mission will achieve another key milestone today as it flies around the far side of the Moon. The crew will view parts of the lunar surface never before seen with the naked eye—and travel farther from Earth than any astronauts in history. This historic flyby will take place over the course of Monday, April 6. NASA’s live coverage will kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET and continue through 9:45 p.m. You can watch right here via the livestream below, and Gizmodo will also bring you the latest updates via our live blog. At 1:30, NASA will host a conversation between the Artemis 2 astronauts and the science officer in NASA’s Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. During this conference, the crew will be briefed on the objectives and timeline for the lunar flyby. Then, at approximately 1:56 p.m., NASA expects Artemis 2 to surpass the record previously set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth. Apollo 13 reached a maximum distance of 248,655 miles, and Artemis 2 will break that record by just over 4,100 miles. Around 2:10 p.m., you should be able to hear the crew discuss the milestone over