"At 1:46 p.m. ET, the crew will surpass the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth by humans, which was set by the Apollo 13 mission at 248,655 statute miles from Earth."
"During the lunar flyby, the closest Orion will come to the surface of the moon is 4,070 miles. From that distance the crew will have a unique vantage point of the moon as a full disc."
"NASA scientists have identified about 35 geological features for the crew to observe. Working in pairs, they will take photos of the sites and describe them in real time to scientists at Mission Control."
NASA's Artemis II crew is set to make a historic lunar flyby, marking the first human mission to the moon in over 50 years. The Orion spacecraft will reach a maximum distance of 252,760 statute miles from Earth, surpassing the Apollo 13 record. During the flyby, the crew will observe the moon from 4,070 miles away, capturing images of 35 identified geological features. Communication will be temporarily blocked as the spacecraft circles the far side of the moon, but real-time observations will be relayed to Mission Control.
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