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Artemis Two Crew Set to Break Moon Distance Record: A Historic Flyby and Solar Eclipse

The Artemis Two crew is poised to achieve a monumental milestone, surpassing the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth as they loop around the moon. Launching on April 1, 2026, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover will reach the historic flyby on April 6, surpassing the Apollo 13 record by over 248,000 miles.

The crew will experience a forty-minute comms blackout behind the moon, with closest approach at 7:02 PM and max distance right after. This is the first crew near the moon in over fifty years, and the timing aligns with a total solar eclipse visible only from Orion, allowing them to observe the suns corona up close with eclipse glasses.

After the flyby, the crew will have four days of travel before splashing down in the Pacific near San Diego on April 10. En route, they will communicate with the International Space Station crew, including Christina Koch, who will link with Jessica Meir from their epic all-female spacewalk. Artemis Two is paving the way for future missions, keeping the cosmic fire lit for whats next.

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