The Apollo 13 distance record was never meant to be a monument. It was a byproduct of a rescue.
SCIENCE
July 18, 2026
Apollo 13 set the record for the farthest humans had travelled from Earth by accident in 1970, after an explosion forced it into an emergency loop around the Moon. Artemis II broke it by design in April 2026, flying exactly 4,101 miles farther — then proposing na
The Apollo 13 distance record was never meant to be a monument. It was a byproduct of a rescue.
The Apollo 13 distance record was never meant to be a monument. It was a byproduct of a rescue.
Author: Space Daily
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