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Artemis II live updates: Crew sets record for farthest humans traveled from Earth

Artemis II is carrying a four-person crew on a 10-day journey around the moon. Grouped from 7 articles across 5 sources.

7 reports5 sourcesApr 6, 2026, 6:53 PM
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ABC NewsApr 6, 2026, 6:53 PM

Artemis II live updates: Crew sets record for farthest humans traveled from Earth

Artemis II is carrying a four-person crew on a 10-day journey around the moon.

Al JazeeraApr 6, 2026, 6:11 PM

Artemis II breaks record for the farthest human travel from Earth

Mission's four astronauts break record set in 1970 by Apollo 13, which flew 400,171km from the planet.

ABC AustraliaApr 6, 2026, 3:37 AM

Artemis II chases record for the farthest humans have ventured from Earth

The Apollo 13 crew has held the distance record for a crewed aircraft's maximum range from Earth since the 1970s. The Artemis II crew is about to change that.

ABC AustraliaApr 6, 2026, 5:37 PM

Live: Artemis astronauts travel farther from Earth than any humans before

The Artemis II astronauts are on track to break humanity's all-time distance record from Earth before embarking on a six-hour flyby of the Moon. Follow live.

BBC NewsApr 5, 2026, 11:02 PM

The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth

As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.

Al JazeeraApr 5, 2026, 3:46 PM

Earth in rear-view of Artemis II astronauts

Crew nears moon on historic flyby and sends back striking images of Earth.

The GuardianApr 4, 2026, 12:36 PM

Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth

Crew members can now see the moon, which one described as ‘a beautiful sight’, from their spacecraft’s docking hatch The Artemis II crew are now closer to the moon than the Earth, Nasa has said, as the four astronauts completed the third day of their flight to the moon. “We can see the moon out of the docking hatch right now. It’s a beautiful sight,” said an unnamed member of the crew, which Nasa shared in a post on X on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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