NASA Orion Astronauts Will Go Over 252000 From Earth to Beat Old 248,655 Mile Record
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#74R41)
Orion is more than two-thirds of the way to the Moon, traveling at high speed and breaking the Apollo 13 distance record (about 248,655 miles from Earth). It will enter the Moon's sphere of influence early on April 6. A lunar flyby will happen Monday, April 6, 2026 at about 2:45-9:40 p.m. EDT . Orion ...