Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13 distance record during lunar flyby mission
The four-person Artemis II crew broke Apollo 13's 55-year-old distance record by traveling more than 248,655 miles from Earth during their lunar flyby mission. The astronauts captured historic images of the Moon's far side and Earth from lunar orbit before beginning their return journey. The mission includes the first woman, first person of color, and first non-American to fly around the Moon.
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Coverage splits between historic milestone achievement and scientific observation focus, with some emphasizing the record-breaking distance while others highlight unprecedented lunar imagery and crew diversity firsts.
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“Artemis II astronauts travel farther from Earth than any humans in history, breaking Apollo 13 record set more than 50 years ago”NYP NY Post RIGHT
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“What did astronauts observe during the Artemis II lunar flyby?” · Politico, BBC, Reuters, Axios, Al Jazeera, PBS NewsHour, The Hill
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TNew York Times Artemis II Pilot Took a Test Drive on the Way to the Moon 91d ago WPWashington Post Artemis II's crew has now flown farther than any humans. See the journey so far. 88d ago CNNCNN The Artemis II astronauts are set to take questions about their moon journey 78d ago NPRNPR The Artemis II crew saw parts of the moon never seen before. Here's what they said 87d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News WATCH: President Trump asks Artemis II astronauts about far side of the moon 87d ago CENTER5
PPolitico Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13's record 90d ago RReuters Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth 88d ago AAxios Artemis II just set a new distance-from-Earth record 88d ago PBSPBS NewsHour PHOTOS: Boundary-breaking Artemis II captures view of Earthset from moon's far side 87d ago HThe Hill What did astronauts observe during the Artemis II lunar flyby? 86d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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