Artemis II Crew Breaks Apollo 13's Deep Space Record

The Artemis II astronauts have become the farthest-traveling humans in history. They have surpassed a distance record set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. The crew achieved this milestone while orbiting the moon. They witnessed views of the lunar far side never before seen by human eyes. NASA's Artemis II mission is a test flight. It paves the way for future lunar landings. The spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts deeper into space than the Apollo program's lunar modules could. Apollo 13 previously held the record. That crew swung around the moon in a life-saving maneuver after an onboard explosion. They were approximately 248,655 miles from Earth. Artemis II has now traveled beyond that point. The exact new record distance is still being calculated by NASA.