Apollo

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After breaking Apollo 13's record for the furthest distance ever travelled into space, the Artemis astronauts just kept on going.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

When the Apollo 11 astronauts departed the moon in 1969, they left behind a plaque with the words “We came in peace for all mankind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

They were the first crew to be the furthest from the Earth, breaking Apollo XIII’s record.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The space agency had to battle for attention across traditional and social media in a way the three-TV-channel era of Apollo never experienced.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

This led to the establishment of the Apollo space program, and everyone’s efforts shifted, since now our entire nation would be reaching for the moon.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson