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11. Another record coming up - the fastest ever humans

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:42 PM

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NASA estimates that the crew's peak reentry speed will be slightly over 25,000 mph (40,200 km/h), which would beat the reentry record currently held by the Apollo 10 astronauts, who came in hot after burning excess fuel on their return from a lunar flyby in 1969.

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/farthest-fastest-and-most-diverse-6-major-records-the-artemis-ii-astronauts-will-smash-as-nasa-returns-to-the-moon

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Artemis II sets new record as astronauts travel farthest from Earth than ever before [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

And as a result, they get to see the "Dark Side Of The Moon"... hlthe2b Monday #1

"Matter of fact, it's all dark" AZ8theist Monday #2

They're not the first to see it. lastlib Monday #4

Been watching it on C-SPAN2. Talitha Monday #5

There is a "quasi-moon" there BumRushDaShow Tuesday #8

Does that mean there is also a pseudo-Earth? LudwigPastorius Tuesday #9

I think we have been transported to BumRushDaShow Tuesday #13

Were they supposed to? Marthe48 Tuesday #10

Yes, it was all planned muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #12

Another record coming up - the fastest ever humans muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #11