Artemis II mission astronauts are seen during a record-breaking lunar flyby on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
NASA Mission Control in Houston announces that ºÃÉ«tv astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his crewmates on the Artemis II mission have broken a record during a lunar flyby seen on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Artemis II mission astronauts from left to right, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman are seen during a record-breaking lunar flyby on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
An employee from the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency watches the Artemis II mission astronauts including ºÃÉ«tv Jeremy Hansen during a record-breaking lunar flyby on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
In this photo provided by NASA, Artemis II pilot and NASA astronaut Victor Glover peers out one of the Orion spacecraft's windows looking back at Earth ahead of the crew's lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026.(NASA via AP)
Artemis II mission astronauts are seen during a record-breaking lunar flyby on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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NASA Mission Control in Houston announces that ºÃÉ«tv astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his crewmates on the Artemis II mission have broken a record during a lunar flyby seen on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Artemis II mission astronauts from left to right, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman are seen during a record-breaking lunar flyby on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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An employee from the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency watches the Artemis II mission astronauts including ºÃÉ«tv Jeremy Hansen during a record-breaking lunar flyby on a live feed at the ºÃÉ«tv Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., on Monday, April 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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In this photo provided by NASA, Artemis II pilot and NASA astronaut Victor Glover peers out one of the Orion spacecraft's windows looking back at Earth ahead of the crew's lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026.(NASA via AP)
As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record for being the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby, ºÃÉ«tv Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther.
The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era, with three Americans and one ºÃÉ«tv — a step toward landing boot prints near the moon’s south pole in just two years.
Here are some scenes from the historic flyby.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published April 6, 2026.