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The Artemis II crew set a new distance record on April 6, reaching 252,756 miles from Earth — surpassing the previous record of 248,655 miles held by the Apollo 13 crew since 1970.

The Artemis II crew set a new distance record on April 6, reaching 252,756 miles from Earth — surpassing the previous record of 248,655 miles held by the Apollo 13 crew since 1970.

The four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — completed a lunar flyby that included 40 minutes of lost contact with mission control while passing the far side of the Moon.

The four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — completed a lunar flyby that included 40 minutes of lost contact with mission control while passing the far side of the Moon.

During the flyby, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen proposed naming a newly observed lunar crater after Wiseman's late wife, Carroll, who died of cancer in 2020. Wiseman called it "an emotional moment."

During the flyby, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen proposed naming a newly observed lunar crater after Wiseman's late wife, Carroll, who died of cancer in 2020. Wiseman called it "an emotional moment."

The Orion capsule is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 10, concluding a roughly 10-day, 695,000-mile mission. Recovery crews aboard the USS John P. Murtha will retrieve the astronauts.

The Orion capsule is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 10, concluding a roughly 10-day, 695,000-mile mission. Recovery crews aboard the USS John P. Murtha will retrieve the astronauts.

Re-entry poses significant risks, as Orion will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 25,000 mph, generating heat shield surface temperatures of around 3,000C. NASA modified the re-entry trajectory to reduce time exposed to peak temperatures after heat shield issues arose during the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022.

Re-entry poses significant risks, as Orion will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 25,000 mph, generating heat shield surface temperatures of around 3,000C. NASA modified the re-entry trajectory to reduce time exposed to peak temperatures after heat shield issues arose during the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022.

NASA announced it is already preparing for Artemis III, with its crawler moving to launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center to retrieve the mobile launcher used for Artemis II, aiming to cut turnaround time between missions by roughly three months.

NASA announced it is already preparing for Artemis III, with its crawler moving to launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center to retrieve the mobile launcher used for Artemis II, aiming to cut turnaround time between missions by roughly three months.

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