The Orion space capsule sets a record distance 10 days after launch

registered Orion capsule The US space agency (NASA) within the framework of the Artemis 1 program set a new record in terms of the distance it traveled from Earth, about 10 days after its launch.

And NASA announced, in a tweet on Twitter, on Saturday, that Orion is more than 249,000 miles (more than 400,000 km) away from Earth, noting that this is the longest distance it has traveled. Space ship Designed for human passengers.

The last record was more than 50 years ago

The previous record was set more than 50 years ago, by the Apollo 13 mission, which covered a distance of 248,655 miles.

There are no humans aboard the Orion capsule, as he is not scheduled to join Astronauts Until the start of the Artemis 2 mission in 2024.

Shortly before Saturday’s record-breaking, the Orion capsule entered lunar orbit.

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