2026-04-6 4be923004c2f16010dc74dc099b35910189e81b6 /feed/2026/04/6/nasa-s-artemis-ii-spacecraft-carrying-four-astronauts-breaks-the-record-the-furthest-distance-humans-have-ever-travelled NASA's Artemis II spacecraft carrying four astronauts breaks the record the furthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth surpassing the previous 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) record set by Apollo 13 in April 1970. 1775545705 2026-04-6 78abb1f8a8c56b439c4defccbda92664c9ff0b80 59 Apollo 13 239 /wiki/apollo%2013 Artemis II 14 /wiki/artemis%20ii Artemis program 1 /wiki/artemis%20program Earth 172 /wiki/earth NASA 2 /wiki/nasa astronaut 71 /wiki/astronaut human 116 /wiki/human spacecraft 37 /wiki/spacecraft Apollo 13 Artemis II Artemis program Earth NASA astronaut human spacecraft Artemis program 2026-04-1 0549fa7aa682953adc58a27f6c3517d222d0d4dd 33 Artemis II Artemis program NASA 3 /feed/2026/04/1/nasa-launches-artemis-ii-from-kennedy-space-center-in-florida-united-states-carrying-astronauts-reid-wiseman-victor-g NASA launches Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, for a flyby of the Moon. 2026-03-30 28a06ba7f64be6d1087a6e5d3040f535bb58c55e /feed/2026/03/30/nasa-begins-the-countdown-for-the-launch-of-artemis-ii-set-to-be-the-first-crewed-flyby-of-the-moon-since-apollo-8-and NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon since Apollo 8, and scheduled for 1 April. 1774940885 2026-03-30 f39871978cf9f1a82dc698010bd6e939ab764a8e 41 Artemis II Artemis program NASA 3 /feed/2026/03/30/nasa-begins-the-countdown-for-the-launch-of-artemis-ii-set-to-be-the-first-crewed-mission-to-the-moon-since-apollo-17-i NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, with liftoff scheduled for 1 April. 2024-09-15 d9205bda7e9c2679ed1271fa2199d5d36f1164e0 19 Earth spacecraft 2 /feed/2024/09/15/the-spacecraft-of-the-polaris-dawn-private-spaceflight-mission-operated-by-spacex-returns-to-earth-after-five-days-in The spacecraft of the "Polaris Dawn" private spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX returns to Earth after five days in orbit. 2023-12-13 52abb69854c1145da806b6c57d82f3270a81ad3d /feed/2023/12/13/voyager-1-the-farthest-spacecraft-from-earth-launched-46-years-ago-stops-sending-data-to-earth-due-to-a-technical-gli Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, launched 46 years ago, stops sending data to Earth due to a technical glitch. However, the spacecraft can still receive commands. 1702578840 2023-12-13 11a5e4652a356e57b53e4728d990a5e5d64d79cf /feed/2023/12/13/voyager-1-the-farthest-spacecraft-from-earth-launched-46-years-ago-stops-communicating-with-earth-https-edition Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, launched 46 years ago, stops communicating with Earth. ([https:--edition.cnn.com-2023-12-13-world-voyager-1-computer-issue-scn-index.html CNN]) 1702571643 2023-12-13 c1554eaf496f58190645314e5dd734a69970bcbc 25 Earth spacecraft 2 /feed/2023/12/13/voyager-1-the-farthest-spacecraft-from-earth-launched-46-years-ago-stops-sending-data-to-earth-due-to-a-technical-g "Voyager 1", the farthest spacecraft from Earth, launched 46 years ago, stops sending data to Earth due to a technical glitch. However, the spacecraft can still receive commands. 2023-04-3 f9895b7d7c7a540a43e5895a4f5928684c18237a /feed/2023/04/3/nasa-announces-the-four-members-of-artemis-2-the-first-crewed-mission-of-the-artemis-program-which-will-send-astronauts NASA announces the four members of Artemis 2, the first crewed mission of the Artemis program which will send astronauts to the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17: Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, and Victor J. Glover. 1681162226 2023-04-3 d947fccd6fa49e37ad7bfe3e7246cd6201f72093 /feed/2023/04/3/nasa-announces-the-four-members-of-the-first-crewed-mission-of-the-artemis-program-reid-wiseman-christina-koch-jeremy NASA announces the four members of the first crewed mission of the Artemis program: Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, and Victor J. Glover. 1680542911 2023-04-3 af5d214b8d1c34efced570ab9a93e054135f50bb 11 Artemis II Artemis program NASA 3 /feed/2023/04/3/nasa-announces-the-four-members-of-artemis-ii-the-first-crewed-mission-of-the-artemis-program-which-will-send-astronaut NASA announces the four members of Artemis II, the first crewed mission of the Artemis program which will send astronauts to the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17: Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, and Victor Glover. 2022-07-15 cb8ba12a75eb9d08ee2325f0f1521910bc00da6d 18 NASA astronaut spacecraft 3 /feed/2022/07/15/nasa-and-roscosmos-sign-an-agreement-to-integrate-future-flights-to-the-international-space-station-the-agreement-will NASA and Roscosmos sign an agreement to integrate future flights to the International Space Station. The agreement will allow Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S. spacecraft in return for allowing American astronauts to use Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. 2021-04-16 4235065e62b5d1426b18ef7f63a3f95e25eec6dc 52 Artemis program NASA astronaut 3 /feed/2021/04/16/nasa-awards-spacex-a-contract-to-build-its-next-generation-human-landing-system-to-return-american-astronauts-to-the-lun NASA awards SpaceX a contract to build its next-generation Human Landing System to return American astronauts to the lunar surface during this decade. 2020-05-30 5c0e7394f8b8002969337692134ec92b66d99562 /feed/2020/05/30/spacex-launches-crew-dragon-demo-2-carrying-two-nasa-astronauts-doug-hurley-and-bob-behnken-to-the-international-space SpaceX launches Crew Dragon Demo-2 carrying two NASA astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:22 pm Eastern U.S. time. 1591095820 2020-05-30 25e82cf6f2a0a74f4c470846465ecd70480642af 16 NASA astronaut 2 /feed/2020/05/30/spacex-launches-crew-dragon-carrying-two-nasa-astronauts-doug-hurley-and-bob-behnken-to-the-international-space-statio SpaceX launches Crew Dragon carrying two NASA astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:22 pm Eastern U.S. time. 2013-01-19 701cfc979ea66c6e576c8341685806d25fe38cdf 7 Earth NASA 2 /feed/2013/01/19/nasa-s-curiosity-rover-finds-calcium-deposits-on-mars-similar-to-those-seen-on-earth-when-water-circulates-in-cracks-and NASA’s Curiosity rover finds calcium deposits on Mars similar to those seen on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures. 2011-07-12 fed172cc2b02fa533fcc61075394e3c33c822644 42 NASA astronaut 2 /feed/2011/07/12/nasa-astronauts-on-board-atlantis-complete-the-final-spacewalk-of-the-space-shuttle-era-recouping-an-ammonia-pump-on NASA astronauts on board "Atlantis" complete the final spacewalk of the Space Shuttle era, recouping an ammonia pump on the International Space Station (ISS). /feed/2026/04/6/nasa-s-artemis-ii-spacecraft-carrying-four-astronauts-breaks-the-record-for-furthest-distance-humans-have-ever-travelled AP 6 6a94db3c7729780d5ea3ea1625e15ee4d7a9990a 4 https://apnews.com/article/artemis-moon-nasa-lunar-flyby-fac19b4b1676af2717adafa992f32be4 2026 NASA's Artemis II spacecraft carrying four astronauts breaks the record for furthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth surpassing the previous 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) record set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.