Artemis Two Breaks Space Record, Orion Reaches New Heights

0:00N.A.'s's Artemis II crew just smashed a space record, pushing their Orion spacecraft past 400,000 kilometers from Earth. That's farther than Apollo 13, when back in 1970, marking the longest any humans have traveled from home. Earlier this week, Calgary native Jenny Gibbons linked up from mission control in Houston with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hanson on board. She hailed him for venturing beyond the frontier, and he shouted out past explorers while firing up this generation to beat the mark soon. Meanwhile, in Calgary at the Tellus Spark Science Center, crowds lit up watching the live feed. Kids like 9-year-old Rosie were buzzing, saying it was the coolest milestone as the first to go that far. The team swung around the moon's far side, around 4.45 pm mountain time, losing radio contact for about 40 minutes until 5. 25. They got a rare view of the lunar backside, all sunlit and massive. Now they're exiting the moon's pole tomorrow, testing piloting systems Wednesday, prepping

1:01Thursday, and splashing down Friday off San Diego around, 5 pm mountain time. This rides redefining what's next for space travel. Stay informed with Canada News today, AI-powered updates.