But Apollo 13 was never supposed to set a record. The crew were just trying to get home, and their only way back to Earth was the long way around the Moon.

What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the crew of Apollo 13 into a 200,000-mile race for survival.

The Artemis II astronauts are due to speak with the media as they prepare for a California water landing following a historic flyby of the moon.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts to circle the moon, similar to the Apollo 8 mission of 1968. Like Apollo 8, the Artemis 2 crew will not land on the moon but will test systems for future lunar landings. The Artemis 2 crew will travel ...

The photo was captured at 6:41 p.m. EDT (1041 GMT) on April 6, as the majority of Earth 's surface was veiled in shadow from the perspective of the Artemis 2 crew. Just a crescent of our planet could be seen illuminated by direct sunlight,