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News & Current Events Apr 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM

Artemis II sets new record as astronauts travel farther from Earth than ever before

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Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby
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Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby
Four astronauts become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission
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not-strange Apr 7, 2026 +99
Finally some positive news, I hope they come home safely, to a better world
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AuroraFinem Apr 7, 2026 +62
They’ll be back in a couple days, so I doubt it.
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Low_Pickle_112 Apr 7, 2026 +7
I don't think these astronauts will be so lucky as to land on the planet of the apes.
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ThatTenguWeirdo Apr 7, 2026 +6
damn it, we're still no closer at figuring out how they stole the statue of liberty from us.
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RadicalOrganizer Apr 7, 2026 +4
I could see trump trying to destroy it cuz france and also dei, cuz woman.
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Darth_Boognish Apr 7, 2026 +14
Sorry to bring you up on current events but, it won't be.
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metametapraxis Apr 7, 2026 +22
They will come back safely. The US is doing everything they can to make the world worse, unfortunately.
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TheGreatGamer1389 Apr 7, 2026 +1
Someone said earlier that everyone should dress up like apes from planet of the apes for lols. I'm like yes gotta do it.
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AutocraticHilarity Apr 7, 2026 +138
It’s so mind boggling that such an incredible human achievement is being overshadowed by such a nonsensical war - by the same nation.
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ProfessionalOil2014 Apr 7, 2026 +51
Just like the first time no? 
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kansei7 Apr 7, 2026 +34
random aside, but the other day I almost texted my dad something about how it's wild this happens to be occurring simultaneously with a nonsensical unpopular foreign war, but then I remembered he didn't get to experience the Apollo flights live because he was stuck on a Navy destroyer in Vietnam the whole time. I'm really glad he's getting to follow this one live.
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elinamebro Apr 7, 2026 +5
Sequels always suck though.. but still cool to go back to the moon tho even tho its a bit late.
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NorthernerWuwu Apr 7, 2026 +1
Well, near the moon at least.
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Barb-u Apr 7, 2026 +14
To be frank, Artemis is very much an international mission.
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Alt532169 Apr 7, 2026 +9
To be fair the US is a large and diverse nation. A lot of different things can happen in multiple states.
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Fickle_Competition33 Apr 7, 2026 +1
I was thinking the other day, I keep a smile while reading about Artemis 2 stuff, it's so cool to talk about it. But here we are raging about War, ICE, gas price and AI.
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depeupleur Apr 7, 2026
Are the going to land it in the moon or not?
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Kitsune-Ai Apr 7, 2026 +11
Since I haven't seen it in any of the comments here..... NUTELLA IN SPACE FTW!
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Toadfinger Apr 7, 2026 +6
I grew up in the Apollo years. Feeling a lot of emotion/nostalgia with this mission. Amazing what we can accomplish when working together.
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Life-Aid-4626 Apr 7, 2026 +3
It would be so funny if they reposted this story with the updated distance every minute as though it was breaking news
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doublethink_1984 Apr 7, 2026 +15
Let's keep reposting this for the next few days because it keeps being right
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kansei7 Apr 7, 2026 +26
This literally just happened, it's not a repost from days ago. People not paying close attention to this event might not be aware of the various records they've been setting here. This might make it sound like reposting. Believe earlier today they broke the "farthest humans have been from earth" record, but they weren't at the max distance of their flight, which happened tonight. Again, this just happened, they're now coming back around the other side of the moon.
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Sludgewaves Apr 7, 2026 +6
Sorry dude, only doom and gloom is allowed. We’ll make exceptions for 500 articles about Trump saying ‘f***’ on Easter, though (I’m not condoning or endorsing that creature, btw.) 
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kansei7 Apr 7, 2026 +9
tuning in to the NASA livestream on youtube all day (playing on various screens throughout the home) is the only live news event I've ever wanted to watch in .. decades? My whole life? it's the only way to stay sane whilst catching up on war news.
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Sludgewaves Apr 7, 2026 +5
Right there with you, I think some people just get a little too addicted to the ragebait in the news all the time, which is understandable because it’s formulated to be that way. Gotta break it up with the cool stuff like this whole mission! 
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Ghede Apr 7, 2026
No, they broke the record, reached the farthest point in their journey five hours later, and now they are approaching your location.
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VanCityPhotoNewbie Apr 7, 2026 +3
Man imagine if they used their science and wisdom to not screw over countries from across the world and spent more money on a space program rather than the military complex. Nasa could probably already colonize Mars
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Anxious_Ad_5127 Apr 7, 2026 +2
It would be wild if the return pod landed in the straight of hormuz
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Raylan_Senna Apr 8, 2026
So are they opening admitting that this never happened in the 60’s?
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WhatAGoodDoggy Apr 8, 2026 +2
You know you can do something more than once and have the most recent one be the furthest, right? From the article: >About five hours later, at 7.02pm ET, the crew reached the furthest point in its mission, before swinging back around, at 252,756 miles from Earth – 4,111 miles farther than the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
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Blueberry_H3AD Apr 7, 2026 +1
They’re leaving us behind aren’t they? They have a settlement already set up on Mars and it’s got an indoor pool with a zip line.
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LookOverThere305 Apr 7, 2026 +1
It’s so nice to see America doing something productive with their rockets for a change.
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circuitji Apr 6, 2026 -8
Are they using Apple Maps and lost ?
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Jwoey Apr 7, 2026 +8
What year are you from
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5trangestRain Apr 7, 2026 -1
Yeah right, they are using Waze.
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soareyousaying Apr 7, 2026 +1
Clearly MapQuest
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cwx149 Apr 7, 2026 -1
Did they also travel faster than other astronauts?
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Swotboy2000 Apr 7, 2026 +2
Imagine throwing a ball straight up. After a moment, it stops dead in the air, then comes back down again. Integrity has just passed the "dead in the air" moment, and it's now falling back towards the Earth. The harder you throw the ball, the higher it goes. Given that Integrity has reached the highest altitude ever reached, by definition it must have been going the fastest, albeit only slightly faster than Apollo 13.
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Imnotsureanymore8 Apr 7, 2026 -16
How many times can this be posted?
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kansei7 Apr 7, 2026 +9
this event just happened, it's not some repost. Understand this might be confusing if you're not live following the event. Earlier today they broke the previous record for farthest humans have been from earth. They weren't yet at their farthest distance in this flight path, which they just reached going around the back side of the moon this evening.
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New-Put-1112 Apr 7, 2026 +12
It just happened. Stfu
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LeicaM6guy Apr 7, 2026 +8
Until they start the turnaround, I’d think.
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AssociationFit3009 Apr 7, 2026 -14
What is the point of this launch? We already had people land on the moon. I live close to where they take off and I had so many friends and family text me I should go watch this launch. I’m not understanding the significance.
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arrgobon32 Apr 7, 2026 +16
We’re gearing up to land on the moon again, but this mission was just to make sure our new tech can make it safely to the moon and back. It obviously can on paper, but it’s nice to do all of the due diligence and work our way back incrementally
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AssociationFit3009 Apr 7, 2026 -14
why are we landing on the moon again?
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Nandorsfamiliar Apr 7, 2026 +9
The stated goal of the Artemis missions is to not only eventually land on the moon but to set up a permanent moon base of operations.
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yousyveshughs Apr 7, 2026 +9
To build a moon base.
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AssociationFit3009 Apr 7, 2026 -6
What are we going to do with a moon base?
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amyts Apr 7, 2026 +7
Science and engineering, prepare for a Mars mission. 
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DSHIZNT3 Apr 7, 2026 +8
If we're going to explore further it's much easier to launch from the moon than Earth.
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yousyveshughs Apr 7, 2026 +3
It’s the next logical step to space exploration. Also creates an easier way for a ship to travel to another planet as apposed to launching from earth.
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cwx149 Apr 7, 2026 +4
Ostensibly we need a replacement for the ISS since it's on paper due to be decommissioned soon (like in the next decade or so iirc) So if that all happens we kinda need somewhere for the astronauts to go and do space stuff There are also just generally a lot of practical reasons if in the future you want to go further than the moon
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Alpha_Storm Apr 7, 2026 +1
If nothing else, the technology they improve discover ends up being used here on earth. A lot of our technological advances, now in our everyday lives, were developed or improved by NASA.
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Excellent_Problem753 Apr 7, 2026 +9
It's the first time since the 70s that we have left low Earth orbit with a crew, and is the first of a series of missions aimed at putting us back on the moon.
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AssociationFit3009 Apr 7, 2026 -2
That’s what I dont get. We’re doing a bunch of shit so we can once again do something we already did in the 70s?
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Excellent_Problem753 Apr 7, 2026 +3
Well we kind of abandoned our moon program and it's been dormant. Now we want to start going further, but the first set is to go back to the moon. Tech has changed by orders of magnitude, but it doesn't make it easy, just different.
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ForeskinWhatskin Apr 7, 2026 -11
Right, but still, why? Instead of bombing schools and hospitals, laying off people in wildlife sciences, and sending rockets to a desolate moon, why not spend those resources saving the one planet we have?
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Noslen11 Apr 7, 2026 +9
The moon gives us lot of insight into earths history and ways we can protect it. The advancements that come from space exploration also directly impact us on earth. You can thank NASA for the modern CMOS sensors you have in your camera and smartphones as well MRI machines. And those are just the two that I can remember off the top of my head.
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ManicStreetTeachers Apr 7, 2026 +2
Because we need to start destroying the moon, like what we're doing to our planet.
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crakemonk Apr 7, 2026 +2
I believe it’s the same reasons we did it in the 70s, except replace Russia with China. Oh, and to also an attempt to create a base for human survival.
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Upset_Albatross_9179 Apr 7, 2026 +4
The longer term intention is to build some kind of moon base. It's been so long since the last time we went to the moon, we basically have to relearn how to do it with modern technology. Earlier we sent an unmanned mission around the moon to test the rockets and instruments. This mission's intention is to test all the functionality a crew needs, like a functioning toilette. Later we'll actually land on the moon, and presumably start building something permanent.
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dchap1 Apr 7, 2026 +1
Pure speculation of course, but it seems to fit. I asked myself the same question, what the c*** is the point of it. https://youtu.be/j_AlXChA9F4
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EuphoricCrashOut Apr 7, 2026 -13
Oh neat! I hope that helps people with all this pain, death, and struggling going on. All we needed was a fun little trip around the moon to keep us entertained, right? To forget the pain? 🙄 Look. I'm all in for space exploration but now is not the time. Release the Trump-Epstein Files. Jail the ICE murderers that killed two Americans. Arrest all the Pedophiles!
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Vevaseti Apr 7, 2026 +5
There are three f****** million news articles about the war, and Trump and Epstein, and ICE, every single day. It is a nonstop deluge, every day. But yes, the moon missions which have been planned and worked on and in-progress for like 10 f****** years are just a little distraction. Does sucking all the air out of a room just come naturally or is this a concentrated effort?
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drrhrrdrr Apr 7, 2026 +11
You talk like we can't do both at the same time.
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EuphoricCrashOut Apr 7, 2026 -7
I love you random stranger, but... lol, we can't... because we're not. You tell me we're doing both at the same time... because we're doing the fun space part, yeah... but where's the relief for the other stuff? (Which by the way is about to have its funding murdered) And you people down-voting me... just hating on the truth. Stop sticking your heads in the sand, and falling for another ploy to get you to stop talking about all the insanity going on right now. LOOK UP! (Enjoy the space stuff! Don't forget about the suffering stuff!)
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legopieface Apr 7, 2026 +6
In what f****** looney world would ending NASA help people? They’d just stack that budget onto defense and send more missiles into the Middle East. Stop being reactionary to every single thing and think for 5 f****** seconds before writing some slop comment.
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EuphoricCrashOut Apr 7, 2026 -2
What are you even talking about?? Can you comprehend English? I'm FOR NASA. Trump and his administration is about to kill their budget even further, for his WAR. Are you a bot??! Be better.
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legopieface Apr 7, 2026 +5
“I’m for space!! Just not now 🥺” “Trump is defunding NASA, which is bad! But we should defund NASA!” You have the rationality of a five-year-old.
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EuphoricCrashOut Apr 7, 2026
It's possible to be 'For NASA' and also have an opinion on it being used to cover up other **major** issues in America (and the world) right now, to distract you. (Obviously it's working on you) It's a trip to somewhere we've been before. I still have no idea where you read that I said we should defund NASA. You make absolutely no logical sense at all, and I'm going to walk away from this.
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legopieface Apr 7, 2026 +4
Artemis is a multi-president operation… If you think this is some Republican conspiracy you’re simply too dumb to engage with. Hopefully you see beyond your own rage one day.
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drrhrrdrr Apr 7, 2026 +3
"we can't because we're not" is really circular reasoning. We can walk and chew gum at the same time here.  And we can do it without cynicism that so often bleeds the joy out of this site. Edit: Of COURSE the 10 month old account with 17k Karma accuses me of being a bot and then blocks my account like a totally reasonable, stable, and well-adjusted person would. Here's one to you, /u/EuphoricCrashOut : >Everyone here is a bot except you
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EuphoricCrashOut Apr 7, 2026
You really can't comprehend English. Are you an AI bot? "We cannot do because we are not " is perfectly sound reasoning and logic. Be better. I wish you a more fulfilling life. (If you're even real)
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LiamAcker02 Apr 7, 2026 +4
Username checks out.
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EuphoricCrashOut Apr 7, 2026 +1
Thanks ;\_; Have a good night
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BaselineUnknown Apr 7, 2026 -1
Katie Perry. You have places to go now.
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Spirited_Childhood34 Apr 7, 2026 -12
Pathetic when they try to make something that was already done in the 1960s sound new and exciting. The difference in distance is negligible.
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