Artemis II astronauts set lunar distance record

The crew reached 406,771 kilometers from Earth, beating the Apollo 13 mark by a wide margin.

Luisa Marconi

Senior Space Correspondent

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Astronauts on the Artemis II mission reached a new record distance of 406,771 kilometers from Earth, surpassing the Apollo 13 record set in 1970. ^[1]