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Artemis II pushes human spaceflight farther from Earth than Apollo 13
NASA’s Artemis II crew set a new record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth, surpassing the mark held since Apollo 13. The mission’s trajectory and the Moon’s shifting distance from Earth explain why the new
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- Artemis II traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13.
- The previous distance record had stood for almost 56 years.
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