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Active-Device-8058 t1_iy2d5ih wrote

Reply to comment by quesarah in NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft flies past record distance set by Apollo 13 by EricFromOuterSpace

Tell me you didn't read the article without telling me you didn't read the article.

Edit: Downvote all you want. This is a record for furthest human-rated spacecraft. That's literally the first line in the link. Everyone talking about "HURR BUT Voyager is way further" is completely missing the point. Human-rated doesn't require a human on board. You don't have to like it, but it's true.

Edit 2: Go argue with Nasa if you don't like it. The record stands:
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1595145300628635648

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MasterMagneticMirror t1_iy2qjhl wrote

Human-rated and designed to bring back the crew to Earth. The farthest human-rated spacecraft period was the Apollo 10 ascent stage put in solar orbit.

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craftworkbench t1_iy2pmkv wrote

Agreed. It'll be more momentous to break the record with humans aboard but it's still a great accomplishment to prove that a spacecraft designed for human flight can and has gone that far.

No need to put down the accomplishment, especially since it's clearly qualified in the article.

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toodroot t1_iy2shi9 wrote

It isn't human-rated yet. This test has to be passed first.

This capsule lacks most of the life support system, btw.

Edit: It's surprising how many sub members appear to think you can human-rate a spacecraft without flying it! Remember the challenges Boeing is still having with getting Starliner human-rated?

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Active-Device-8058 t1_iy2svyq wrote

Lol okay I'll go let Nasa know. Thanks for your input:

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1595145300628635648

LIVE NOW: On Sat, Nov. 26, /NASA_Orion will break the record for farthest distance of a human-rated spacecraft, previously held by Apollo 13. Join our /TwitterSpaces to reflect on /NASAHistory and look to the future of #Artemis. Use #AskNASA or raise your hand to ask questions.

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