The role of the astronaut is in flux

Source: MIT Tech Review·2026-08-18 17:00Publish time unverified

When the four astronauts on board NASA’s Artemis II swung around the moon earlier this year, they set a new record for the farthest humans have ever ventured from Earth, surpassing the distance set by Apollo 13 in 1972 by some 4,000 miles.