Artemis II crew captures stunning Earth views
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The virtual event featured Hansen speaking live from aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, approximately three days into the 10-day lunar flyby mission.
The Artemis II crew is now just 13,000 miles away from the moon, and about half an hour from surpassing the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. That record, 248,655 miles, was set by Apollo 13 in 1970, according to NASA.
Artemis II astronauts made history as they traveled farther from Earth than any humans ever have while conducting a moon flyby.
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Astronauts on the Artemis II mission will head around the moon April 6, going farther than humans have ever gone before.
The Artemis II crew captured stunning views of Earth during their historic flyby, recreating the iconic Earthrise image first taken by Apollo 8 in 1968