How far did Apollo 13 fly from Earth, setting a record?
Furthest ever
Closest
Second farthest
Did not set record
Answer
The Apollo 13 mission, though famously aborted, achieved the spaceflight record for the farthest distance traveled by humans from Earth. During its critical journey around the Moon in April 1970, Apollo 13 reached a peak distance of approximately 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) from our home planet, a record that remains unbroken to this day.
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