The Artemis II mission, a four-person crew from the Apollo 13 mission, set a new record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth from Earth: 252,756 miles (406,771 kilometers). This feat was achieved by the Artemis II astronauts, who flew a little over 4,000 miles from the Moon, higher above the surface than the Apollo lunar missions. The record was passed on to the record set by Fred Haise, who was among the five men still alive who flew to the Moon on NASA's Apollo missions. However, calculations are complicated due to orbital dynamics and the Moon’s 27-day orbit around Earth is not a perfect circle. The Apollo 13 record stood for almost exactly 56 years and NASA hopes this record won't last longer. The future Artemis missions will focus on building a base on the lunar surface, where astronauts can learn to harvest resources like water, live in partial gravity, and develop technologies for future Mars missions.