Artemis Two Shatters Earth Record, Flies by Moon

0:00It's April 6, I'm Cory with the story. This is Vancouver News today, driven by AI. Astronaut Jeremy Hanson from Southwestern Ontario and his Artemis II crew just shattered the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from. Earth, on April 6, 2026 at 1.57pm, Eastern Time, they pushed past the Apollo 13 mark of 248. 655 miles set back in 1970. The mission hit that milestone right as they approached the moon for a flyby. By 2.45pm, the lunar close-up phase kicked off, with communication blackout expected around 6.44pm when they dipped behind. The moon for about 40 minutes. Folks worldwide lost to watching the live stream pure awe, tears flowing, especially during an emotional tribute where they named a moon crater after. The late wife of crewmate Reed Weisman. Social feeds lit up with cheers for NASA and the team pushing humanity's edge.

1:01Later that evening, at 7.02pm, they made closest approach to the moon, hitting max distance by 7.07pm, wrapping the flyby at 9.32pm. Hanson even challenged future crews to topic quick. This flyby cements Artemis II as a giant step, firing up the next era of deep space exploration with Hanson repping Canada strong.