Artemis Two: New Record, Moon Tributes

0:00It's April 6th. This is Global News Today, AI-powered stories from around the world. The Artemis II crew just smashed the record, for the furthest humans have ever gone from Earth. Topping Apollo 13's 248, 1655 miles from back in 1970, they're looping around the moon's far side now, pushing to a max of about 252,757 miles away. Other observations kicked off and run for seven hours, with the crew snapping pigs of craters and lava flows. Around 11pm British summertime tonight, they'll lose signal for about 40 minutes as Orion ducks behind the moon, followed by closest approach, and peak distance at 12.7am. British summertime. Crews feeling the moment, naming moon craters they can see. One for Commander Reed Weisman's late wife Carol, who passed from cancer in 20. 20. Another integrity for their ride, Orion. Astronaut Jeremy Hansen shared how it'll be visible from Earth, sometimes, echoing

1:03Apollo vet Jim Lovell's tribute to his own wife decades ago. One astronaut reflected on honoring past explorers, while challenging this generation, to topic quick. Mission controls hyped, tracking every mile, and the team's prepping course tweaks post flyby, for a four-day hall home. After that, Orion ditches the European service module, dives back blazing hot through the atmosphere, pops shoot, and splashes Pacific style with. Navy ships ready. This test runs gold for health data and South Pole Prep, setting up landings on Artemis 4 and 5 by 2028.