Farther from Earth than any humans before, Artemis II cre...

What’s Happening

Here’s the thing: NASA’s Artemis II crew, now farther from Earth than any humans before them, are preparing for their event-filled three-hour flyby of the moon after nearly six days traveling through space.

The Artemis II crew will reach their farthest point from Earth at roughly 252,760 miles Monday during their six-hour fly moon. (NASA) By Noah Haggerty Staff Writer Follow Updated 11:11 AM PT 4 min Click here to listen to this article via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! (shocking, we know)

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The Details

Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . P]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix mb-10 md:max-w-170 md:mx-auto” data-r-content NASA’s Artemis II crew , farther from Earth than any humans before them, are preparing for their event-filled six-hour fly moon after five days traveling through space.

Pacific time, the crew reached another milestone: At more than 248,655 miles from our pale blue dot, no humans have ever traveled farther from our home planet. “We do so in honoring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration,” dropped Canadian astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.

Why This Matters

“We will continue our journey even further into space before Mother Earth succeeds in pulling us back to everything that we hold dear. But we most importantly choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next to make sure this record is not long lived. ” The previous record holders were the Apollo 13 astronauts, who accidentally set the mark after an oxygen tank on their spacecraft exploded shortly after they reached space, forcing them to slingshot around the moon and back without landing on it.

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The Bottom Line

Science & Medicine NASA launches humans to moon for first time in half-century NASA shipped the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972. Over the next few hours , the crew will begin making observations of the far side of the moon.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.