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Evening Standard
Nick Lester

MYSTERIOUS: Nasa moon mission breaks deep space distance record set 56 years ago - What They Never Told You

The lunar flyby has taken the Artemis II crew further into space than anyone before (Nasa/AP) - (AP)

Astronauts on the first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years have travelled deeper into space than any human has gone before.

The historic record was set by the Artemis II crew during a lunar flyby that will take them on the far side of the natural satellite not visible from Earth, plunging them into darkness and a short communications blackout with mission control in Florida.

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