NASA's Artemis II crew has traveled 252,752 miles from Earth during their lunar flyby mission, breaking the human distance record previously held by Apollo 13 in 1970 by 4,102 miles. This marks the first crewed Artemis mission after the successful uncrewed Artemis I flight. The milestone represents NASA's return to deep space human exploration after a 56-year gap and advances the agency's broader goals of lunar return and eventual Mars missions.