April 6, 2026

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Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts set a new record for the furthest distance humans have travelled from Earth – watch live coverage above

They have broken the previous record of 248,655 miles (400,171km) set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970

In an emotional moment, the crew tell mission control they’d like to name a Moon crater after commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll

The four astronauts are flying around the Moon and are beginning lunar observations – why are they going?

The 10-day voyage is the first time in more than half a century that humans have left Earth orbit

The astronauts won’t land on the Moon’s surface, but the Orion spacecraft will loop around its far side and back again – what will they do as they fly by?

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