Artemis II crew breaks distance record, loops around the moon and heads for home

CBC·Apr 6

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The Artemis II crew has broken a distance record by looping around the moon, surpassing the previous record held by Apollo 13. The crew traveled a significant distance from earth, with reports indicating they went farther than any humans in history. The mission also included a solar eclipse, which the crew witnessed during their trip around the far side of the moon.

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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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