The four astronauts aboard Artemis II have set a record as the farthest-ever humans from Earth as they fly by the moon, surpassing the distance record of 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.
Before it is all over, Mission Control expects Artemis II to beat the old record by more than 4,100 miles (6,600 kilometers).
“It is blowing my mind what you can see with the naked eye from the moon right now. It is just unbelievable,” Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen radios ahead of the flyby. He challenges “this generation and the next to make sure this record is not long-lived.”
Moments after breaking Apollo 13’s record, the astronauts ask permission to name two fresh lunar craters already observed. They propose Integrity, their capsule’s name, and Carroll in honor of commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife who died of cancer in 2020. Wiseman weeps as Hansen put in the request to Mission Control, and all four astronauts embrace in tears.
“Such a majestic view out here,” Wiseman radios.
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