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Artemis II breaks Apollo 13 record, now farthest distance in space from Earth in history
At 1:57 p.m. on Monday, April 6, Artemis II's astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, traveled more than 248,655 miles from Earth, breaking the previous record set by the historic Apollo 13 mission in 1970.

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Watch live: Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13’s distance record at start of moon flyby
Apollo 13 Set The Record Artemis II Just Broke, But That Wasn’t The Plan
Artemis astronauts regain contact with NASA's mission control: 'Great to hear from Earth again'
The four astronauts carrying out NASA's first lunar flyby in more than half-a-century were sending back detailed observations of the Moon after traveling further from Earth than any human before.

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Artemis II astronauts break Apollo 13 spaceflight record, view solar eclipse
Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before
Live Updates: Artemis II Begins Return to Earth After Swinging Around Moon’s Far Side
During this mission, the four astronauts have launched to space, tested life support and other important systems of their Orion spacecraft, tangled with the vehicle’s toilet, puzzled over personal com...

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‘Sights that no human has ever seen’: Artemis II crew bound for Earth after lunar fly-by and solar eclipse
Artemis II recap: Live updates from astronauts flying around far side of moon
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Space Historian Amy Teitel Releases Unabridged Apollo 13 Documentary on Her Popular YouTube Channel ‘The Vintage Space’

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, January 5, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / — Space historian and researcher Amy Shira Teitel has released a comprehensive, unabridged documentary on Apollo 13 on her popular YouTube channel, The Vintage Space, offering one of the most detailed retellings of the mission available outside official NASA documentation.
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What happened to Apollo 13? 'Houston, we've had a problem'

What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the crew of Apollo 13 into a 200,000-mile race for survival.

Highlights from Artemis II’s Historic Journey Around the Moon

As they traveled back toward Earth following a solar eclipse and a communications blackout, President Trump called the space capsule to praise the four astronauts on their success.