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Artemis II astronauts create history, travel farther from Earth than any human ever
short by Anmol Sharma / on Monday, 6 April, 2026
NASA's Artemis II crew has travelled farther from Earth than any human in history, breaking Apollo 13's 56-year-old record of 4,00,171 km set in 1970. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen reached the milestone on Day 6 of their 10-day mission aboard Orion spacecraft. In a few hours, they'll make their closest approach to Moon.
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