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‘Historic day’: Artemis astronauts break space distance record

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‘Historic day’: Artemis astronauts break space distance record

The four astronauts embarking on NASA’s lunar flyby became on Monday (April 6, 2026) the humans to travel furthest from our planet, as they get set to view areas of the Moon never before seen by the naked eye. The Artemis II team broke the previous record set by 1970’s Apollo 13 mission, which they…

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Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

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Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

A view of the Moon taken by an Artemis II crew member through the window of the Orion spacecraft on day five of the mission, April 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The ​four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission entered the moon’s gravitational sphere ⁠of influence early on Monday (April 6, 2026) morning as…

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