Artemis II Crew Makes History: Four Astronauts Journey 252,756 Miles to the Moon
Since launching from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen have brought deep-space exploration to life. Over six days, they shared high-resolution selfies of a crescent Earth and sent back stunning images of our planet as a muted blue marble. On April 6, Artemis II set a new record for human spaceflight distance. The Orion spacecraft entered the Moon’s sphere of influence at 252,756 miles, surpassing Apollo 13. Commander Reid Wiseman is a former ISS flight engineer and once led NASA’s Astronaut Office. Victor Glover logged over 3,000 flight hours and piloted the SpaceX Crew-1 mission. Christina Koch holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency is the first Canadian to train a NASA astronaut class. This milestone fulfils a dream Wiseman shared a decade ago. From deep space he said he feels nothing but gratitude for the experience.
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