"The Artemis II crew will come their closest to the moon on Flight Day 6, while traveling the farthest from Earth," according to NASA’s Artemis II mission daily agenda.
During a planned lunar flyby on April 6, the astronauts will take high-resolution photographs, including areas of the far side of the moon never seen directly by humans.
NASA will have a special program at 1 p.m. ET on the flyover.
"Although the lunar far side will only be partially illuminated during the flyby, the conditions should create shadows that stretch across the surface, enhancing relief and revealing depth, ridges, slopes, and crater rims that are often difficult to detect under full illumination," NASA said in an April 2 update.
After completing the flyby, the astronauts will return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
