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Artemis II astronauts break record for farthest human travel from Earth

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English April 7, 2026 at 2:29 AM

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‘It’s a historic day… but don’t forget to enjoy the view.’ Four astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission have broken the record for the farthest human travel from Earth. The record of 400,171km was set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.

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