The Artemis 2 spacecraft crew broke a new record for humanity last night (Monday): The astronauts reached the greatest distance from Earth that humans have ever reached.
Tonight, as part of its mission, the spacecraft reached a distance of approximately 406,800 km from Earth. This breaks the previous record, set by the Apollo 13 spacecraft in 1970.
New record🥇
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) April 6, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are now farther from Earth than humans have ever been! At 1:57 pm EDT, they broke the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
Their journey around the far side of the Moon today will take them a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth. pic.twitter.com/P5Swojpn0n
Photo: NASA
Next, Artemis 2 will orbit the moon and be out of contact for about 40 minutes.
A particularly moving moment was recorded tonight, when the astronauts were played a recording of the late astronaut Jim Lovell, pilot of the Apollo 8 mission and commander of the Apollo 13 mission. Lovell greeted the Artemis 2 crew on their arrival near the moon: "Welcome to my neighborhood.".
""Welcome to my old neighborhood." Our @NASAArtemis II astronauts woke up on the sixth day of their mission to a special message recorded in 2025 by astronaut Jim Lovell, the pilot of Apollo 8. pic.twitter.com/XA4Dc2yQm5
— NASA (@NASA) April 6, 2026
Photo: NASA
The recording was made last year, shortly before his death.
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