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It's time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13's distance record. What to know about the moon flyby

HOUSTON (AP) - The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it's time to set a new distance record.

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Is Artemis II just another Apollo mission? Key differences in NASA’s return to the Moon

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Artemis II confirmed to break Apollo 13 record for farthest human spaceflight

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NASA's Artemis II crew readies for Monday's lunar flyby. Here's what you need to know

The crew of NASA's Artemis II will make its closest approach to the moon Monday afternoon after launching from Kennedy Space Center last week.

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NASA Artemis II Astronauts Race Into Moon’s Embrace After Quiet Easter

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Artemis II is set to break Apollo 13’s distance record with moon flyby

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It’s time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13’s distance record. What to know about the moon flyby

Their roughly six-hour lunar flyby promises views of the moon’s far side that were too dark or too difficult to see by the 24 Apollo astronauts who preceded them.

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How to track Artemis II astronauts to the moon

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NASA Artemis II astronauts to prep for moon photography, geography on Day 4

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Apollo missions paved the way for Artemis

Did you know Seattle’s Museum of Flight features an entire exhibit dedicated to Project Apollo? Some of those missions paved the way for the Artemis II mission launch that is set for today.

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Slingshot Around the Moon: How Apollo 13 Returned Home

Apollo 13 was supposed to be NASA’s third crewed mission to the surface of the moon, but nearly 56 hours into the flight, command module pilot John “Jack” Swigert radioed a troubling message to Mission Control: "OK, Houston, we've had a problem.

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Apollo 13 astronauts and flight controllers reflect on a 'successful failure'

On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module. They were about 200,000 miles away from Earth on the way to the moon.

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ICYMI: A Conversation With Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell

Commander and Astronaut James A. Lovell, Jr. – died Thursday at the age of 97. He was one of the three-man Apollo 13 spacecraft crew that set for the moon in April 1970. In 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center.

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Artemis II toilet malfunctions again as crew nears Apollo 13 time mark

The Artemis II crew encountered a second toilet malfunction aboard the Orion spacecraft this week, just as the mission’s elapsed time approached the duration of the Apollo 13 flight. The Universal Waste Management System,