Quick Breakdown
- Previous record — Held by Apollo 13 in 1970: 248,655 miles (about 400,171 km) from Earth. This happened during their emergency return trajectory after the oxygen tank explosion.
- Artemis II new record — The four astronauts (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) reached a maximum distance of approximately 252,756–252,760 miles (about 406,771–406,778 km) from Earth. That’s roughly 4,100 miles (6,600 km) farther than Apollo
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