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Source (nasa.gov)

As of April 6, 2026, the crew of the Artemis II mission is setting the record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth, reaching a maximum distance of roughly 406,773 km (252,760 miles) during their lunar flyby.

This surpasses the previous, 56-year-old record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.

Current (Pending) Record: Artemis II (2026) – ~406,773 km (252,760 miles) from Earth. Previous Record: Apollo 13 (1970) – 400,171 km (248,655 miles) from Earth.

Context: These missions traveled to the far side of the Moon, which is roughly 1.3 light-seconds away from Earth.

NASA Live stream (youtube.com)

[Source](https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow) > As of April 6, 2026, the crew of the Artemis II mission is setting the record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth, reaching a maximum distance of roughly 406,773 km (252,760 miles) during their lunar flyby. > This surpasses the previous, 56-year-old record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. > Current (Pending) Record: Artemis II (2026) – ~406,773 km (252,760 miles) from Earth. Previous Record: Apollo 13 (1970) – 400,171 km (248,655 miles) from Earth. > Context: These missions traveled to the far side of the Moon, which is roughly 1.3 light-seconds away from Earth. [NASA Live stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR2KK8TEs)
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Yeah but technically, because it's just a flyby, the capsule will only be perfectly aligned with its farthest point (they want to take tons of very high resolution pictures of that specific area) for a few minutes, relative to earth, and the moon will continue on its way, while the capsule will head back to earth.