Human Space Exploration

Artemis II, Canadian Space Agency

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight

Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon made history at 12:56 p.m. CDT on Monday, traveling 248,655 miles from Earth, surpassing the record for human spaceflight’s farthest distance previously set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.

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Artemis II astronauts break Apollo 13 spaceflight record, view solar eclipse

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Artemis II crew sees "unreal" solar eclipse

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Artemis II astronauts now on course to head back to Earth

Four astronauts reestablished contact with Mission Control after an expected 40-minute communications blackout — among the longest in human spaceflight history — as they passed behind the moon.

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‘Sights that no human has ever seen’: Artemis II crew bound for Earth after lunar fly-by and solar eclipse

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Artemis II astronauts break records and take in unprecedented views in historic moon flyby

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Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before

Less than an hour before kicking off the fly-around and intense lunar observations, the four astronauts were set to become the most distant humans in history, surpassing the distance record of 248,655...

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Artemis II astronauts begin trip home on Day 7, speak with scientists

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Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby

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'Tears in my eyes' | Houston’s Johnson Space Center buzzes as Artemis II heads to the moon

NASA's Artemis II mission successfully launched, marking a major step in human space exploration.

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Artemis II Astronauts Make Long-Distance Call to the Space Station as They Head Home From the Moon

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Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon

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Artemis II crew flies by moon's far side, begins journey back home to Earth

It was a busy day on the far side of the moon.

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Artemis II Breaks Apollo 13’s Distance Record With Daring Moon Flyby That Included a Solar Eclipse

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Artemis II Completes Historic Journey Around the Moon

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Artemis II astronauts heading back to Earth after flying around the Moon

By doing so, their Orion spacecraft travelled more than 250,000 miles from Earth - a new record for the furthest distance humans have ever travelled into space.

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NASA Artemis II crew will fly by moon, break space travel distance record

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Artemis II Astronauts Go Farther From Earth Than Ever Before

The Moon Astronauts Just Broke the Record for the Farthest Any Human Has Ever Traveled From Earth

The daring team officially broke the record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth this evening — previously set in 1970 by NASA’s Apollo 13 mission — when they reached a distance of 252,752 miles from home just after 2 pm Eastern time on Monday.

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NASA Crowns Human Achievement With Milestone Amongst The Stars

The four Artemis II mission astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft made stellar history at approximately 1:56 p.m. EDT Monday, setting

Artemis II space launch 'politically important' in new era of space competition, expert says

Astrophiles are eagerly awaiting the launch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Artemis II on Wednesday, which is set to be the most powerful rocket launch on record and will send human beings back toward the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

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NASA astronauts just traveled farther than any human in history

Space, the final frontier. The crew of Artemis II has just gone where no one has gone before. Today, NASA’s Artemis II mission has officially pushed humanity farther from Earth than ever before,

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Space Exploration: The Ultimate Design And Engineering Challenge

Modern space exploration is driven as much by processors as it is by rockets. And it remains the ultimate test of our collective ingenuity.