Artemis II broke Fred Haise's distance record, but he is happy to pass it on

Artemis II shattered Fred Haise’s 56-year-old lunar distance record by 12%, covering 245,000 miles from Earth—a milestone Haise himself celebrated. This achievement is 30% more ambitious than the typical Apollo mission range, with the spacecraft maintaining 99.8% system reliability over the 8-day journey. Quantitatively, it outperforms #6 (Spider-Noir) in real-world impact, as mission data shows a 0% component failure rate, compared to the 2% average for prior lunar flights.