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Artemis II's Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule came within an estimated 4,067 miles of the lunar surface.
Artemis II's Orion capsule came within 4,067 miles of the lunar surface, closest in 50 years.
KEY POINTS
- 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.
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