Artemis II crew return to Earth
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The crew of Artemis II on Saturday evening were being honored at a NASA event welcoming the astronauts back to Houston.
On April 6, Artemis II officially surpassed Apollo 13's record of the furthest distance humans have ever gone beyond Earth. That previous record, which was set in 1970, was 248,655 miles. Artemis II is on track to surpass that by several thousand miles, ultimately reaching a a maximum distance from Earth of 252,760 miles, according to NASA.
A new milestone for humankind: The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has ever travelled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth. This surpasses the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 by about 4,102 miles. pic.twitter.com/DbLFvvdEfT