Artemis II Sets New Human Distance Record During Lunar Flyby Written 7 April 2026

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Artemis II Sets New Human Distance Record During Lunar Flyby

During their lunar observation period, Artemis II crew members – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen – pause for a selfie inside the Orion spacecraft. | Credit: NASA

SPACE reports, “NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission just etched its name in the record books. The four Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any people in history, breaking the mark set by the Apollo 13 crew on April 15, 1970.”
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