When the four astronauts on board NASA’s Artemis II swung around the moon earlier this year, they set a new record for the farthest humans have ever ventured from Earth, surpassing the distance set by Apollo 13 in 1972 by some 4,000 miles.
Source: [MIT Tech Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/18/1141614/book-review-astronaut-role-in-flux/)