Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:20am on 05 Apr 2026,Sunday Science
Christina Koch has become the farthest-travelled woman from Earth during the Artemis 2 mission. She crossed the record after the Orion spacecraft performed a key engine burn to leave Earth orbit. The crew was about 1,60,000 km away from Earth on Friday. The spacecraft is now in the trans-lunar phase and heading for a flyby on April 6. NASA said the crew may reach over 4,00,000 km, breaking the Apollo 13 record. Koch also repaired a toilet system onboard. The mission is testing systems for future Moon landings under NASA’s Artemis programme. (PC: India Today)
