"NASA's Artemis II mission has officially ventured farther into space than any humans before, zooming more than 248,655 miles from Earth in its historic voyage around the far side of the moon."
"The distance record, set just before 2 p.m. Eastern on Monday, surpasses a milestone set by Apollo 13 in 1970."
NASA's Artemis II mission has achieved a historic milestone by traveling more than 248,655 miles from Earth, surpassing the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. This mission marks the farthest any humans have ventured into space, as the crew completed a voyage around the far side of the moon. The Apollo 13 mission had to alter its plans due to an oxygen tank explosion, but successfully returned home after slingshotting around the moon.
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