"The astronauts on the Artemis II mission made history on Monday, reaching the farthest distance in space of any human, after surpassing the previous record set by the Apollo 13 mission in April 1970."
"The Orion capsule had earlier on Monday reached the moon's gravitational sphere, meaning the spacecraft was more strongly affected by the moon's gravity than Earth's, NASA said."
"Victor Glover will become the first person of color to ever fly around the moon, and Christina Koch will be the first woman."
The Artemis II mission achieved a historic milestone by surpassing the Apollo 13 distance record, reaching 252,752 miles from Earth. The Orion capsule entered the moon's gravitational sphere, allowing the crew to experience lunar observations. The mission marks the first crewed lunar flyby since 1972, with astronauts able to view both Earth and the moon simultaneously. Notably, Victor Glover becomes the first person of color to fly around the moon, while Christina Koch is the first woman to do so.
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