Live: NASA's Artemis 2 Moon mission makes its closest approach to the lunar surface

Watch live coverage as the crew of NASA's Artemis 2 mission go further from Earth than any other humans as they travel behind the far side of the Moon. They will break the distance record set in 1970 by the Apollo 13 astronauts at 1:56 p.m. EDT (1756 UTC). Closest approach to the lunar surface will come at 7:02 p.m. EDT (2302 UTC). NASA astronaut and mission commander Reid Wiseman leads the crew, which includes fellow NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Join us for live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 UTC). Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @spaceflightnowvideo