Artemis II astronauts travel farther from Earth than any humans in history, breaking Apollo 13 record set more than 50 years ago

Mankind on Monday traveled the furthest ever into space, breaking the historic record set more than 50 years ago by Apollo 13. Artemis II’s four astronauts zoomed past Apollo 13’s 248,655-mile distance around 1:56 p.m. EST, hitting the 248,656-mile marker as it flung past the moon at nearly 2,000 mph. The extraordinary new record occurred...

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