"We will continue our journey even further into space before Mother Earth succeeds in pulling us back to everything that we hold dear. But we, most importantly, choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next to make sure this record is not long lived."
The Artemis II crew made its closest approach to the moon — about 4,070 miles above the surface of the moon — at 7:01 p.m. ET on Monday.
While passing around the far side of the moon, the Artemis II crew reached their maximum distance from Earth at 252,760 miles.
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