Wiseman said the crew hoped Artemis II would not hold the record for very long. Artemis II surpassed Apollo 13’s record at 12:56 p.m. Central time. The crew began the flyby of the moon about an hour later. The spacecraft Orion will reach its maximum distance at 7:07 p.m., a total of 252,760 miles from Earth.

Americans can soon watch astronauts reach the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. How to watch Artemis II lunar flyby.

Artemis II launched its historic 10-day mission to the moon on Wednesday, April 1, and it will reach a monumental milestone on Monday, April 6, when the crew breaks the record for how far humans have traveled from Earth.

Artemis II is headed toward its historic run by the moon. North Carolinians can watch it live. Here how to track the mission.

The four astronauts of the Artemis II Crew are set to fly around the moon on Monday at 1 p.m., capturing new angles of the moon never seen before by human eyes. The crew will travel farther into deep space than any humans in history,

You can tune into live coverage of the Artemis II moon flyby on Netflix here starting Monday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT). The main part of the lunar observation will occur at roughly 2:45 p.m. ET.

NASA+, the space agency's streaming service, will livestream the flyby, as well as the agency's YouTube channel and social media accounts. All of these options are completely free. Several streaming services are also hosting the NASA+ livestream on their platforms, if you prefer to watch there, including Netflix and Peacock.