Artemis II astronauts on course to set new distance record during moon flyby
Four astronauts are set to become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the sixth day of the mission Artemis II astronauts are on course to set a new distance record Monday when they fly by the moon without stopping there – and then swing around for planet Earth. The four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the US space agency Nasa; and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen – will become Earth’s farthest travelled, going 5,000 miles (8,047km) b
Astronauts become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission
Blackouts, broken records and a message from the past: five key moments from Artemis II’s lunar flyby
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Artemis II astronauts broke Apollo 13’s distance record at 1.57pm eastern time on Monday, hugging each other in the cramped capsule as they made history for becoming the first four humans to travel the farthest from Earth.
About five hours later, at 7.02pm ET, the crew reached the furthest point in its mission, before swinging back around, at 252,756 miles from Earth – 4,111 miles farther than the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
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- Artemis II astronauts on course to set new distance record during moon flybyGuardian - World · Edward Helmore · Apr 6, 2026, 5:37 PM
- Artemis II sets new record as astronauts travel farthest from Earth than ever beforeGuardian - World · Edward Helmore · Apr 6, 2026, 6:19 PM
- Artemis II sets new record as astronauts travel farther from Earth than ever beforeGuardian - World · Edward Helmore and Maya Yang · Apr 6, 2026, 10:59 PM
- Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flybyGuardian - World · Edward Helmore and Maya Yang · Apr 7, 2026, 3:06 AM
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