Astronauts aboard the Artemis II will conduct a moon flyby Monday in a historic space milestone. Follow for live updates.

The Artemis II are concluding their historic lunar flyby observations with an epic total solar eclipse. (AP Photo)

As Earth goes out of sight, radio contact with mission control will drop for roughly 40 minutes because the moon itself blocks the line of sight back home. Even without that link, the crew will keep working in the Orion spacecraft, dubbed Integrity, using onboard devices to capture images, measurements, and notes.

Watch a stunning time-lapse captured by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft as it witnesses a lunar eclipse from deep space. See the Earth, Moon, and shadow align in a rare cosmic perspective you can’t experience from the ground.

The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations.

The four Artemis II astronauts in Orion are preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6, during which they be eclipsed as they become the most distant humans.