"The Artemis II mission made history on Monday, reaching the farthest distance in space of any human, surpassing the previous record set by Apollo 13 in April 1970."
"The Orion capsule had earlier on Monday reached the moon's gravitational sphere, meaning the spacecraft was more strongly affected by the moon's gravity than Earth's."
"Victor Glover will become the first person of color to ever fly around the moon, and Christina Koch will be the first woman."
"The astronauts are tasked with documenting the moon during the lunar flyby, and they have already started seeing significant observations."
The Artemis II mission achieved a historic milestone by surpassing the distance record set by Apollo 13, reaching 252,752 miles from Earth. The Orion capsule entered the moon's gravitational sphere, allowing the crew to experience lunar flybys and observe Earth and the moon simultaneously. This mission marks the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years, with astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Jeremy Hansen aboard. Glover and Koch are making history as the first person of color and the first woman to fly around the moon, respectively.
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