Artemis Astronauts Travel Further From Earth Than Any Humans Before
Artemis Astronauts Travel Further From Earth Than Any Humans Before
Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts set a new record for the furthest distance humans have travelled from Earth – watch live coverage above
They have broken the previous record of 248,655 miles (400,171km) set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970
In an emotional moment, the crew tell mission control they’d like to name a Moon crater after commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll
The four astronauts are flying around the Moon and are beginning lunar observations – why are they going?
The 10-day voyage is the first time in more than half a century that humans have left Earth orbit
The astronauts won’t land on the Moon’s surface, but the Orion spacecraft will loop around its far side and back again – what will they do as they fly by?
