Artemis II breaks distance record, images Earth from 406,771 km away

‘Humanity from the other side’. PIC COURTESY/NASA

NASA released images of Earth captured from the Moon's far side, marking a milestone in human spaceflight. The photograph - ‘Humanity From the Other Side' - was taken by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on Monday, when they set a new distance record by reaching 406,771 km from Earth to beat Apollo 13's travel distance.

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