NASA to Live Stream Moon Approach on the 7th from 2:00 AM; Watch on YouTube, Netflix, NASA+ and More

Artemis II will perform a crewed lunar flyby—the first crewed near‑Moon mission since Apollo 17 (53 years).

Live coverage begins Japan time Apr 7 at 2:00 AM on NASA’s official YouTube channel.

The event will also stream on NASA+ and partner services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu, HBO Max and Roku.

Key JST timeline: 2:56 AM—Orion updates farthest Earth distance to 248,655 miles; 3:45 AM–~10:20 AM lunar observations; ~7:44 AM—~40‑minute comms blackout while passing behind the Moon; 8:02 AM closest approach; 8:07 AM reaches 252,757 miles.

Crew of four—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—launched Apr 1 on SLS; Orion will test life‑support systems in crewed conditions and is planned to splash down off San Diego on Apr 10.