Artemis II crew surpasses Apollo 13 distance record

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Artemis II crew surpasses Apollo 13 distance record

The Artemis II crew surpassed the distance record set during Apollo 13 in 1970 and became the humans who have travelled the furthest in space (406,773 km). Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Gibbons marked the occasion from the capcom console in Mission Control. CSA astronaut Col. Jeremy Hansen then spoke on behalf of the crew to honour past space explorers and challenge future generations to go even further.  (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA)

Jenni Gibbons

Integrity crew, on April 15, 1970, during the Apollo 13 mission, three explorers set the record for the farthest distance humans have ever travelled from our home planet. At that time, over 55 years ago, Lovell, Swigert and Haise flew 248,655 statute miles [400,171 km] away from Earth. Today, for all humanity, you’re pushing beyond that frontier. Integrity, over to you. 

Jeremy Hansen

From cabin of Integrity here, as we surpass the furthest distance humans have ever travelled from planet Earth, we do so in honouring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration. We will continue our journey even further into space before Mother Earth succeeds in pulling us back to everything that we hold dear. But we most importantly choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next, to make sure this record is not long lived.

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