NASA’s Artemis II Breaks 50-Year Record, Travels Farthest Ever From Earth

In

a historic moment for NASA, the space agency confirmed on Monday that astronauts aboard its Artemis II mission reached farther from Earth than any human in history, creating a new record that stood for more than 50 years since the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. The crew of four members exceeded the previously crossed distance at 12:56 PM CDT on Monday. These astronauts traveled 248,655 miles from Earth, extending that distance to nearly 252,756 miles at the mission’s farthest point. The space agency described the moment as a milestone in its renewed push towards deep space exploration and a crucial step for its future lunar missions.(This is a developing story; check for updates.)