NASA's Artemis II crew shattered Apollo 13's 56-year distance record, flew 4,067 miles above the Moon, and witnessed a total solar eclipse. The Silicon Review covers their historic lunar flyby. NASA's Artemis II crew has completed a record-breaking trip around the Moon, flying farther from Earth than any humans in history and witnessing a breathtaking total solar eclipse from their Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen  reached a maximum distance of 252,756 miles (406,771 kilometers) from Earth on Monday, shattering the previous record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in 1970 . Their Orion capsule, named Integrity, flew within 4,067 miles of the lunar surface during the seven-hour flyby. "It is blowing my mind what you can see with the naked eye from the moon right now. It is just unbelievable," Hansen radioed to mission control. The crew witnessed a total solar eclipse as the Moon temporarily blocked the Sun from their perspective. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn were visible against the black void. The landing sites of Apollo 12 and 14 al...