During NASA’s Artemis II mission, astronauts travelled farther from Earth than Apollo 13, reaching 252,756 miles. Commander Reid Wiseman honoured his late wife by naming a newly discovered lunar crater ‘Carroll.’ The crew conducted scientific observations, photographed lunar terrain, experienced a solar eclipse, and began their return journey after achieving a historic deep-space milestone
NASA’s Artemis II crew has marked a historic milestone in deep space exploration while sharing an emotional tribute that touched audiences back on Earth.
Six days into the mission, Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and astronauts Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen travelled 252,756 miles away from Earth, officially becoming the farthest humans have journeyed into space.
The achievement surpassed the previous record set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, which reached 248,655 miles from Earth. The milestone highlights the growing momentum of NASA’s Artemis programme, designed to return humans to lunar exploration and eventually prepare for missions to Mars.
Emotional tribute on the moon
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