Swigert held what record for distance from Earth?
Shortest orbit
Longest time in space
Farthest distance
Longest solo flight
Answer
The farthest distance from Earth was achieved by astronaut Jack Swigert during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. During the mission, an oxygen tank explosion forced the crew to abort their planned moon landing and return to Earth. Swigert's distance record was set when the damaged spacecraft swung around the far side of the Moon, taking him approximately 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) away from Earth.
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