Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13 distance record during lunar flyby mission
The four-person Artemis II crew broke Apollo 13's 55-year-old distance record by traveling more than 248,655 miles from Earth during their lunar flyby mission. The astronauts captured historic images of the Moon's far side and Earth from lunar orbit before beginning their return journey. The mission includes the first woman, first person of color, and first non-American to fly around the Moon.
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