Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before

Washington Times·Apr 6

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The artemis ii spacecraft has broken the record for the farthest human travel from earth, previously held by apollo 13. This was achieved by flying around the moon, rather than landing on it, and included a solar eclipse. The artemis ii crew's journey has been reported to have surpassed the previous record, with details of the mission including a distance of 406,771 kilometres from earth.

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In April 2026, four Artemis II astronauts flew 406,771 kilometres from Earth — farther than any humans in history — breaking the Apollo 13 record from 1970 not by landing on the Moon, but by looping around its far side on a free-return path while the Moon’s ell

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