Artemis II astronauts break a record, name a crater

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Apr 7, 2026 - 02:12
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Artemis II astronauts break a record, name a crater
Artemis II is capturing images of the far side of the Moon, partially visible here, which can’t be seen from Earth. | Image: NASA

A few minutes before 2PM Eastern on Monday, the crew of Artemis II broke a record set 56 years ago by the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission - at over 248,655 miles, they have now traveled further from Earth than any humans before them. They marked the occasion with a crater naming ceremony that left the whole crew embracing each other in lunar orbit.

The Artemis II crew …

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