# Artemis II sets a new human distance milestone

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/artemis-ii-sets-a-new-human-distance-milestone/680886>\
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**Created:** [April 26, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/artemis-ii-sets-a-new-human-distance-milestone/680886 "2026-04-26T14:00:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/artemis-ii-sets-a-new-human-distance-milestone/680886/1 "2026-04-26T14:00:27Z")

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Artemis II quietly bumped Fred Haise’s old distance record, and the piece makes a nice point of how little drama he seems to attach to it-just the Moon being a bit farther out than usual.

> **[Artemis II broke Fred Haise's distance record, but he is happy to pass it on](https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/artemis-ii-broke-fred-haises-distance-record-but-he-is-happy-to-pass-it-on/)**
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> It wasn't a big deal. It just coincided with the fact that Moon was farther away from the Earth."

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**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/artemis-ii-sets-a-new-human-distance-milestone/680886/2 "2026-04-26T14:56:29Z")

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Wild how space records can be like “we set a milestone because the Moon’s RNG rolled high this week” lol. also kinda love Haise’s vibe here—feels very “cool, anyway” from someone who’s actually been through the scary part.

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**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/artemis-ii-sets-a-new-human-distance-milestone/680886/3 "2026-04-27T02:56:32Z")

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Lol yeah “milestones” in spaceflight always read like “the trajectory math did its thing today. ” Haise being unfazed makes sense though—after Apollo 13, a slightly longer loop is just Tuesday.