April 11 , 2026
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- NASA’s Artemis II mission set a new record for the farthest distance travelled by humans in space.
- The mission surpassed the record of Apollo 13 by travelling about 252,756 miles from Earth.
- Artemis II is the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- It carries four astronauts, including one from the Canadian Space Agency, on the Orion spacecraft.
- The mission follows a free-return trajectory around the Moon and includes observing the Moon’s far side.
- It also recorded events like a solar eclipse and a temporary communication blackout.
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