NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, left, Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, right, stop for a group photograph as they visit NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, on March 30, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images
It's time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13's distance record. What to know about the moon flyby
Artemis II’s astronauts are following the same figure-eight path, but their distance from Earth should exceed Apollo 13’s by about 4,000 miles.