NASA's Artemis II crew broke the 56-year human spaceflight distance record on April 6, 2026, travelling 252,756 miles from Earth — over 4,100 miles farther than Apollo 13's 1970 record. The four astronauts flew behind the far side of the Moon, observed areas never before seen by human eyes, and witnessed a total solar eclipse from space. The crew is now returning home and is scheduled to splash down off San Diego on April 10.
