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craftworkbench t1_iy2pitw wrote

> The uncrewed Orion flew past the record-setting distance achieved by the Apollo 13 command module "Odyssey" at 248,655 miles from Earth (216,075 nautical miles or 400,171 kilometers) at about 8:40 a.m. EST (1340 GMT) on Saturday (Nov. 26).

> The Apollo 13 spacecraft had previously set the record on April 14, 1970, at 7:21 p.m. EST (0021 GMT on April 15).

Wait. So did Orion fly 248k miles? Or did Odyssey? And in either case, how far did the other one go?

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Antique_Ad_7565 t1_iy2q4z7 wrote

Apollo 13/ Odyssey went 248,655 miles. Artemis I/ Orion has been projected to go a maximum of 270,000 miles. This article is abit jumbled.

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