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Washington (UrduPoint / WAM / April 7, 2026 AD) The Orion spacecraft has set a new record for the farthest distance traveled by a crew. vehicle NASA declared the planet the largest in human history during its Artemis 2 mission.
In a live broadcast, the space agency confirmed that the spacecraft had reached its closest approach to the moon, marking a milestone in lunar exploration after a five-decade hiatus in human presence.
It launched last Wednesday with four astronauts on board blackboardA mission represents achieving the strategic goal you seek US and the international community for 53 years.
Artemis 2 marks the first manned mission to the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, signaling a new era in deep space exploration.