- 1 pm EST/6 pm BST: Nasa+ coverage of the lunar flyby begins with live coverage also viewable on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max and Roku
- 1:56 pm EST/6:56 pm BST: The Artemis II crew is expected surpass the record previously set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth
- 2:45 pm EST/7:45 pm BST: Lunar observations begin
- 6:44 pm EST/11:44 pm BST: Mission control expects to temporarily lose communication with the crew as the Orion spacecraft passes behind the Moon
- 6:45 pm EST/11:45 pm BST: During “Earthset,” Earth will glide behind the Moon from Orion’s perspective
- 7:02 pm EST/12:02 am BST: Orion reaches its closest approach to the Moon at 4,070 miles above the surface
- 7:07 pm EST/12:07 am BST: Crew reach their maximum distance from Earth during the mission (252,760 miles)
- 7:25 pm EST/12:25 am BST: “Earthrise” marks Earth coming back into view on the opposite edge of the Moon
- 7:25 pm EST/12:25 am BST: NASA’s Mission Control Center should re-acquire communication with the astronauts
- 8:35-9:32 pm EST/1:35-2:32 am BST: Orion enters solar eclipse. The Sun will pass behind the Moon from the crew’s perspective
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