Summary
NASA's Artemis II mission will make a significant lunar flyby on April 6, taking astronauts around the Moon. This is the first human journey around the Moon since 1972, and people can watch it live across various streaming platforms like Netflix and YouTube.
Key Facts
- Artemis II is part of NASA’s Artemis program, marking its first crewed mission.
- Four astronauts are on the mission: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
- The spacecraft, Orion, will travel farther from Earth than any human mission before, surpassing Apollo 13's distance record.
- The lunar flyby will be shown live, with NASA's coverage starting at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 6.
- The livestream will be available on platforms like Netflix, NASA+, YouTube, and Roku.
- Viewers will see real-time spacecraft images, mission commentary, and key milestones.
- There will be a 40-minute communication blackout as Orion passes behind the Moon.
- The mission will conclude with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean later in the week.
