Orion's Lunar Flyby: New Human Distance Record

0:00It's April 6. Dallas News Today starts now. AI-powered and ready. The Artemis 2 mission crew is hitting a major milestone today with their lunar flyby. NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hanson, are looping around the moon in the Orion. Spacecraft, getting eyes on parts of its surface, no human has seen before. They cross into the moon's gravitational zone at 12.41 a.m., about 41,072 miles out. Lunar observations kick off at 2.45 p.m., and run till 9.20 p.m., giving the team hours to study the terrain up close. This flyby smashes the Apollo 13 record for farthest humans from Earth, that 1770 mark of 248,000 six. 155 miles, around 7 p.m., they'll hit 252,000 miles, pushing the boundaries like never before. Expect a 40-minute calm blackout starting 6.44 p.m. as

1:02Orion ducks behind the moon, with closest approach at 4,070 miles. Around 7.0 2 p.m., they'll catch Earth set, Earth rise, and even a solar eclipse from 8.35 to 9.32 p.m. Tomorrow at 1.25 p.m., they exit the lunar zone and sling back home on a free return path, splashing down in the Pacific of San Diego. Friday at 8.07 p.m., track it live on NASA's Air Rouse Site, or Orion Feeds History in Motion.