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Artemis II surpasses Apollo 13's record as the farthest manned mission from Earth
NASA's Artemis II mission made history by becoming the farthest from Earth, surpassing the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970
TL;DR
- The NASA Orion spacecraft is now the farthest human spaceflight from Earth, exceeding the Apollo 13 record.
- This achievement occurred during the Artemis II mission as the spacecraft traveled towards the Moon.
- A record for the longest "far away" message was also set.
- The mission is scheduled to orbit the Moon and return to Earth within ten days.
- The Artemis II crew will establish their own distance record from Earth during their lunar flyby.
- The mission includes flying over the far side of the Moon, a region not seen by humans since 1972.
- Communication with Earth will be lost for approximately 40 minutes when the Moon blocks the signal.
- The Artemis II mission will depart lunar influence on Tuesday for its return to Earth.