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NASA’s Artemis II mission is officially underway, and while Netflix won’t show a live feed of the historic Earth departure on April 1, space enthusiasts are in for a big consolation prize. Netflix and NASA have just confirmed that it will be livestreaming the highly anticipated lunar flyby along with a myriad of other streaming platforms.
In case you haven’t been keeping your eyes on the news (or NASA’s official YouTube channel) this week, humanity is officially heading back to the Moon. On April 1, 2026, a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying four astronauts—NASA’s Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen—inside the Orion spacecraft.
While the launch was broadcast on various traditional and digital platforms, Netflix exclusively aired the liftoff portion of the 10-day journey. However, since the crew is currently headed halfway between Earth and the Moon, the streamer is preparing to host the full climax of the mission. A NASA representative confirmed the Netflix stream, along with a new notice on the official NASA+ Live on Netflix page.
When to Watch: Artemis II Lunar Flyby
Official start time: Monday, April 6 12:00 GMT-5
To make sure you don’t miss the livestream, find your local timezone below:
- North America: 10:00am PT | 11:00am MT | 12:00 PM CT | 1:00 PM ET
- South America: 2:00 pm brt
- UK and Europe: 5:00 PM UTC | 6:00 PM BST | 7:00 pm CEST
- Middle East and India: 9:00 PM GST | 10:30 PM IST
- Japan: 2:00am JST (Tuesday, April 7)
- Australia: 3:00 am (Tuesday, April 7)
- New Zealand: 5:00am NZST (Tuesday, April 7)
As we previously reported, Netflix struck a deal with NASA last summer to bring NASA+ to Netflix, though the results so far have been disappointing. To date, there has actually only been one stream on July 31st, and nothing since.
You might have thought the Artemis II launch would be a prime time to get in on the action, given that livestreams on other platforms reach hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers, and even as I type this today, the official feed is sitting in the mid-thousands. Nevertheless, now we are getting a live stream covering the mission.
What to expect from lunar flyby livestream
The Artemis II mission marks the first time humans have visited the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Right now, the Orion spacecraft is heading towards the surface of the Moon.
When the spacecraft finally reaches its closest approach, it will circle around the far side of the Moon (the farthest side humans have ever visited before), using lunar gravity to return the crew toward Earth (ahead of their scheduled launch over the Pacific Ocean later this week, April 10). Netflix will tap directly NASA official broadcast To stream this breathtaking flyby live to millions of subscribers around the world.
Will you be ready to watch the Artemis II moon flyby live on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below! You can find all of Netflix’s upcoming live events in our guide here.
