Photo Gallery: Artemis II record-breaking lunar flyby

By Canadian Press on April 6, 2026.

As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record for being the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby, Canadian Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther.

The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era, with three Americans and one Canadian — a step toward landing boot prints near the moon’s south pole in just two years.

Here are some scenes from the historic flyby.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 6, 2026.

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