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Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight set a new record for the farthest distance traveled by humans from Earth. On Monday at 12:56 p.m. CDT, the Orion spacecraft reached 248,655 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13’s 1970 record. At its farthest point, Orion will have traveled about 252,756 miles before returning toward Earth. The mission’s final closest approach to the lunar surface was updated to about 4,067 miles. The record was confirmed after updates to the flight data on April 6, 2026.

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