{"id":3033,"date":"2026-04-06T16:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/3033\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:24:06","slug":"follow-live-artemis-ii-begins-its-final-lunar-flyby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/3033\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow live: Artemis II begins its final lunar flyby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/\" class=\"m-breadcrumb__list__item__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        Home<br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/\" class=\"m-breadcrumb__list__item__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        Europe<br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        Artemis II begins its final lunar flyby Monday to set a new distance record from Earth promising magnificent views of the far side of the moon.\u00a0During the lunar flyby, which will last for several hours, the crew will study specific lunar sites and phenomena as part of a 10-goal plan by NASA.\u00a0                <\/p>\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\">Issued on: 06\/04\/2026 &#8211; 18:13Modified: 06\/04\/2026 &#8211; 18:15<\/p>\n<p>    1 min    Reading time\n<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26093108423147.jpg\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilo\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"\/><\/p>\n<p>                This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they speak with NASA Mission Control in a video conference while en route to the moon, Thursday, April 2, 2026.                 \u00a9 Nasa via AP            <\/p>\n<p>More than 50 years after humans first flew around the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/moon\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Moon<\/a>, Artemis II astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/americas\/20260406-artemis-2-astronauts-prepare-for-historic-moon-flyby-monday-space-nasa\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">will repeat the feat on Monday<\/a> and use the most basic instrument to study it:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/science\/20260405-artemis-ii-astronauts-will-study-the-moon-s-surface-using-mainly-their-eyes\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> their eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch NASA&#8217;s live coverage of the lunar flyby by clicking on the player here:<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-em-title\">NASA&#8217;s Artemis II Live Mission Coverage<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        Manage my choices<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/spotlight\/20260405-artemis-ii-astronauts-get-closer-to-the-moon\" data-article-item-link=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EN-20260405-181258-183044-CS.jpg\"   width=\"280\" height=\"158\" alt=\"SPOTLIGHT \" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"\/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/science\/20260405-artemis-ii-astronauts-will-study-the-moon-s-surface-using-mainly-their-eyes\" data-article-item-link=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26093499352707.jpg\"   width=\"280\" height=\"158\" alt=\"An image of Earth taken by NASA's Artemis II astronaut commander Reid Wiseman inside the Orion capsule on April 3, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/asia-pacific\/20260404-china-executes-french-national-convicted-in-2010-for-drug-trafficking\" data-article-item-link=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                            China executes French national convicted in 2010 for drug trafficking<br \/>\n                        <\/a>                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260405-crew-member-from-downed-us-fighter-jet-rescued-in-miraculous-operation-says-trump\" data-article-item-link=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                            Crew member from downed US fighter jet rescued in &#8216;miraculous&#8217; 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