Live: Artemis II astronauts make historic moon flyby (pbs.org)

Artemis II astronauts began a several-hour lunar flyby, breaking the Apollo-era record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth and getting their first close look at the moon’s far side. The crew is using a free-return trajectory similar to Apollo 13’s route, with planned closest approach of about 4,070 miles from the moon and a splashdown expected to wrap up the test mission later this week. The flyby supports Artemis’ broader timeline toward landing near the lunar south pole in coming years.