A new milestone for humankind: The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has ever travelled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.
A new milestone for humankind: The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has ever travelled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.
> The Artemis II astronauts have surpassed the record for the distance from Earth at 1:56 ET (1756 UTC). This record was previously set during the Apollo 13 mission when the astronauts traveled 248,655 miles from Earth. The Moon continues to grow larger and larger in the windows of the Orion spacecraft as the Artemis II mission gears up to observe the far side. The astronauts are predicted to make their closest approach of the Moon around 7:02pm ET (2302 UTC).
ZachtheKingsfan on
I bawled my eyes out. Such an awesome achievement for this crew and for all of mankind.
Edit: spelling
matts142 on
I was moved very moved by this I was tearing up a bit
Icy_Bend8870 on
Absolutely wonderful. And them crying together and hugging when they spoke about the colleague that passed away. So touching, this whole mission is such an achievement
KimJLATS on
This is amazing! Could someone explain how come they reached this record even though they still are far from the Moon? Is it because Earth and the Moon are further away from each other than they were in Apollo 13 setting?
Chill-Dude-33 on
MUSinfonian on
This shit right here is why we should be funding NASA way more than what we currently are doing.
A massive step forward for humanity.
Yeah-Let-Me-Talk-2-U on
space_god_7191 on
She’s beautiful. 3.5 billion years young
AstronomerChoice9999 on
406765 km or 4448435 football fields
IsChristianAwake on
Here’s to further and beyond and ever beyond that. 🙏🏾
SilverBraids on
And yet, a guy I know still denies the initial moon landing, and is claiming everything we’re seeing is AI slop.
IWishYouTheBest1234 on
Congratulations to the Artemis II.
WallopyJoe on
Been watching NASA’s youtube stream the last half hour or so, is very cool.
Now I’m just looking forward to the newest earthrise pictures from this endeavour. As far as I can tell they’ve just been taken. Whoever we’re hearing on the stream quoted *’amaze, amaze, amaze’* when one of the astronauts said he’d caught it on the wide angle camera.
SirKillsalot on
*Amaze, Amaze, Amaze!* – Christina Koch
Jabbawookiejedi on
Far out!
Striking-County6275 on
Here’s to setting boots on the moon in the next couple years
el_toro_grand on
I cannot wait till 2028 when they will hopefully land
MrNebularGuy on
I love humanity. Despite everything we’ve been through, look at how far we’ve come.
LordTubz on
…they’re increasing their own new record at the moment…
NewWorldOrder- on
Ever? So what was the distance they went the first time?
AKoolPopTart on
We are so back
Jaded-Durian-3917 on
Now give us healthcare
musicplay313 on
I love you to the moon and back!
AnythingGlum2469 on
Feels unreal to be watching the greatest explorers of all time do their thing
TheGavJr on
That’s 406764.915km to those of us in the metric system.
Glittering_Issue3175 on
What is the Purpose of the mission? What Data will they Gather? 🤔🤔
el_toro_grand on
Does this mean that the Moon is pulling away faster than we originally thought
bloodandpizzasauce on
From now on can we refer to this as “the gamgee line”
G07V3 on
The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has traveled… so far.
Zwolfer on
May this record be broken soon just like the crew said!
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**Source:** NASA
> Approaching the near side of the Moon.
> The Artemis II astronauts have surpassed the record for the distance from Earth at 1:56 ET (1756 UTC). This record was previously set during the Apollo 13 mission when the astronauts traveled 248,655 miles from Earth. The Moon continues to grow larger and larger in the windows of the Orion spacecraft as the Artemis II mission gears up to observe the far side. The astronauts are predicted to make their closest approach of the Moon around 7:02pm ET (2302 UTC).
I bawled my eyes out. Such an awesome achievement for this crew and for all of mankind.
Edit: spelling
I was moved very moved by this I was tearing up a bit
Absolutely wonderful. And them crying together and hugging when they spoke about the colleague that passed away. So touching, this whole mission is such an achievement
This is amazing! Could someone explain how come they reached this record even though they still are far from the Moon? Is it because Earth and the Moon are further away from each other than they were in Apollo 13 setting?
This shit right here is why we should be funding NASA way more than what we currently are doing.
A massive step forward for humanity.
She’s beautiful. 3.5 billion years young
406765 km or 4448435 football fields
Here’s to further and beyond and ever beyond that. 🙏🏾
And yet, a guy I know still denies the initial moon landing, and is claiming everything we’re seeing is AI slop.
Congratulations to the Artemis II.
Been watching NASA’s youtube stream the last half hour or so, is very cool.
Now I’m just looking forward to the newest earthrise pictures from this endeavour. As far as I can tell they’ve just been taken. Whoever we’re hearing on the stream quoted *’amaze, amaze, amaze’* when one of the astronauts said he’d caught it on the wide angle camera.
*Amaze, Amaze, Amaze!* – Christina Koch
Far out!
Here’s to setting boots on the moon in the next couple years
I cannot wait till 2028 when they will hopefully land
I love humanity. Despite everything we’ve been through, look at how far we’ve come.
…they’re increasing their own new record at the moment…
Ever? So what was the distance they went the first time?
We are so back
Now give us healthcare
I love you to the moon and back!
Feels unreal to be watching the greatest explorers of all time do their thing
That’s 406764.915km to those of us in the metric system.
What is the Purpose of the mission? What Data will they Gather? 🤔🤔
Does this mean that the Moon is pulling away faster than we originally thought
From now on can we refer to this as “the gamgee line”
The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has traveled… so far.
May this record be broken soon just like the crew said!
Hello Moon 🌕