Artemis II astronauts push deeper into space ahead of historic lunar flyby

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are nearing the moon on flight day six, with the crew set to surpass Apollo 13’s distance record and become the most distant humans in history. The flyby promises new views of the far side of the moon never seen before by human eyes. Artemis II is humanity’s first journey to the moon since 1972. The mission will be a non-stop, six-hour flyby following the same figure-eight path that Apollo 13 previously took. The Artemis II crew consists of three Americans, Commander Reid Wiseman, Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Pilot Victor Glover, and one Canadian, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen. The astronauts will fly around the far side of the moon later Monday, surpassing Apollo 13's 1972 distance record and becoming the most distant humans in history. After the lunar flyby, it will take four days for the astronauts