Artemis II breaks record for the farthest human travel from Earth

NASA's Artemis II mission has set a new record for the farthest human travel from Earth, reaching 400,171 km (248,655 miles) at 15:58 GMT. The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will fly around the far side of the moon and are expected to reach a maximum distance of approximately 406,788 km (252,760 miles) at 23:07 GMT. They will spend over six hours analyzing and documenting lunar surface features before returning to Earth on a free-return trajectory.