The Far Side
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The Artemis II crew has broken the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth, venturing beyond the moon. The astronauts have been relaying observations and requests back to scientists on Earth, including a request to name a crater after the wife of the mission's commander.
The Artemis II crew has gone farther from Earth than anyone has ever been. At 6:44 p.m. Eastern, the crew was cut off from Earth as the spaceship slipped behind the moon. They ventured farther from our planet than anyone who has ever lived. The crew has been relaying observations back to scientists on Earth. They requested to name a crater after the wife of the mission's commander, who died of cancer in 2020. The astronauts are now over 252,756 miles away from Earth.
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