Watch Artemis II livestream as crew travels towards the moon

April 03, 2026 Daniel Coleman
Watch Artemis II livestream as crew travels towards the moon

The historicArtemis II missionis on the second day of its 10-day trip to the moon and traveling thousands of miles throughspace.

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As of 9 a.m. ET on Friday, April 3, the Artemis II crew is almost 84,000 miles away from Earth, and hurtling through space at 4,417 mph towards the moon, according to NASA's Artemis II tracker. The crew plans to do a lunar fly-by at 3:35 p.m. ET on Monday, April 6.

Watch USA TODAY's Artemis II livestream at the top of this story.

The livestream will run until 8 p.m. ET on Friday, April 3. The livestream can also be found onUSA TODAY's YouTube. The mission can be tracked on NASA'swebsite.

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Updates:Artemis II astronauts are on their way toward the moon.

The crew of Artemis II (from left) Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman pose for pictures as their ride to the moon is transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. to the launch pad Jan. 17, 2026. <p style=The Space Launch System rocket Artemis II begins its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39B March 19, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The sun rises over Kennedy Space Center and NASA's Space Launch System vehicle Artemis II, March 24, 2026. Artemis II begins its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. to the launch pad Jan. 17, 2026. NASA's Space Launch System rocket Artemis II is rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, Fla,, February 25, 2026. NASA's Space Launch System rocket Artemis II is rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, FL February 25, 2026. The full moon rises as Artemis II sits on Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center Feb. 1, 2026. The astronauts of Artemis II (from left) Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch leave crew quarters Dec. 20, 2025 during their pre-launch rehearsal. The first full moon in June, called the Strawberry Moon, sets over the Orion capsule atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket just before dawn at Kennedy Space Center on June 15, 2022. NASA's Artemis I lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Fla., Nov. 16, 2022 NASA's Space Launch System rocket arcs into the sky on its maiden voyage, as seen from Harbortown Marina in Merritt Island. The moon, the destination of the Artemis I mission, is visible at top right. After delays and scrubs, the rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 1:47 a.m., Nov. 16, 2022.

Inside NASA's Artemis mission to the moon

What to know about Artemis II mission

On Wednesday, April 1,Artemis II successfully launchedinto space, marking NASA's first manned moon mission in over 50 years.

Thefour-person Artemis II crewwill venture "farther from Earth than any previous human mission," and travel around 252,000 miles into space, according to NASA.

The Apollo 13 mission, which took place in 1970, held the previous record of about248,000 miles, USA TODAY previously reported.

Contributing:Finch Walker, Florida Today;Doyle Rice,Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY

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