The record-setting astronauts had a front-row view of the farside of the moon, an eclipse and perhaps a re-creation of the famous Earthrise.

The seven-hour flyby was the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era with three Americans and one Canadian — a step toward landing boot prints near t

FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live updates from the NASA Artemis II crew's journey around the far side of the moon inside their Orion spacecraft Integrity.

A view of the Moon and the Earth as the Artemis II mission's Orion spacecraft approaches to reach its furthest distance from Earth, in this screengrab taken from a livestream video on. NASA/Handout via REUTERS HOUSTON,

After the Artemis II mission surpassed Apollo 13’s distance record, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen offered some remarks.

The mission, which launched on April 1, will see a crew go further into space than anyone else and is expected to reach the far side of the moon on April 6.

(Photo: A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four windows; Credit: NASA/Reuters)

The Orion spacecraft just came within about 4,067 miles of the moon, marking its closest approach. CNN’s Ed Lavandera has details.