# Artemis II's Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule came within an estimated 4,067 miles of the lunar surface.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-07 · Business Standard*

## Key points

- Artemis II's Orion capsule came within 4,067 miles of the lunar surface, closest in 50 years.
- The crew broke Apollo 13's 1970 record by reaching 252,756 miles from Earth.
- Astronauts observed a solar eclipse from Orion, imaging the sun's corona and multiple planets.
- Glover is the first Black astronaut, Koch the first woman, and Hansen the first Canadian to travel to the moon.
- Crew visually documented lunar far side regions never before seen by human eyes due to unique lighting.

**Companies:** Lockheed Martin Corp.
**Countries:** United States, Canada

[Read the full story on Business Standard](https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/nasa-s-artemis-ii-crew-heads-back-to-earth-after-record-trip-around-moon-126040700089_1.html)

---

Canonical: https://newsio.io/n/21bed0db-ff9a-4f5c-bb31-36da05b5e425/artemis-iis-lockheed-martin-corp-built-orion-capsule-came-within-an-estimated-40
Summarized by Newsio from Business Standard. https://newsio.io/how-it-works