See the photos from Artemis II's record-breaking Moon mission
A record-breaking voyage, an earthset in silence, and a total solar eclipse — astronauts on the Artemis II mission experienced sights no human has witnessed in half a century.
See the photos from Artemis II's record-breaking Moon mission
A record-breaking voyage, an earthset in silence, and a total solar eclipse — astronauts on the Artemis II mission experienced sights no human has witnessed in half a century. Grouped from 11 articles across 9 sources.
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Artemis II astronauts break record for farthest human travel from Earth
Four astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission have broken the record for the farthest human travel from Earth.
Artemis II breaks record for farthest human spaceflight
The Orion spacecraft is in its final phase, with NASA saying astronauts have broken Apollo 13's record for traveling the farthest distance from Earth.
Artemis II breaks distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before
The previous title was held by the Apollo 13 crew, who logged a maximum distance of 248,655 miles from Earth.
Artemis II moon fly-by breaks Apollo 13 distance record
The astronauts have travelled further from Earth than any humans before, capturing never-before-seen views of the far side of the Moon.
Artemis II astronauts head back to Earth after record-breaking Moon trip
Donald Trump congratulates crew and promises Nasa will establish human lunar presence
Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again?
The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?
Artemis II crew describe ‘overwhelming’ emotions after soaring past the moon
Nasa astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited images of impact craters and ridges Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts have described the powerful emotion felt when soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges and began their long journey home. Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew, who worked in pairs at the Orion capsule windows, are those of the Earth rising from behind the moon, a solar eclipse and parts of the 590-mile (950km) wide Orientale impact basin that have never been observed with the naked eye. Continue reading...
Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby
Astronauts become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission Blackouts, broken records and a message from the past: five key moments from Artemis II’s lunar flyby Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Artemis II astronauts broke Apollo 13’s distance record at 1.57pm eastern time on Monday, hugging each other in the cramped capsule as they made history for becoming the first four humans to travel the farthest from Earth. About five hours later, at 7.02pm ET, the crew reached the furthest point in its mission, before swinging back around, at 252,756 miles from Earth – 4,111 miles farther than the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Continue reading...
NASA Artemis II photo captures moon eclipse of sun — 'Absolutely stunning'
Artemis II is returning home after breaking the record for the farthest distance traveled by humans from Earth and setting the stage for a manned lunar landing.
Artemis II: NASA carries out ‘morale boosting’ Moon mission during tough year for science
NASA has seen budget cuts, shuttered projects and retrenchments over the past year.
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