Submitted by EricFromOuterSpace t3_z6k7cl in space
EphraimJenkins t1_iy1yu41 wrote
Doesn’t count until there are people on board.
quesarah t1_iy23wv6 wrote
Exactly. Otherwise I believe the record for "farthest human made object" is held by one of the Voyagers.
MaroonBookPro t1_iy2clg5 wrote
“Farthest human made object with chairs in it”
swftswft13 t1_iy2ecns wrote
Where is that space Tesla hanging out these days?
MaroonBookPro t1_iy2hm8l wrote
Ah true.
Ok then, farthest human-made object with chairs and a roof.
MasterMagneticMirror t1_iy2qcza wrote
Nope. The Apollo 10 Lunar Module ascent stage would still beat Artemis since it was put in solar orbit. As said by ESA, Artemis 1 is the farthest human rated spacecraft designed to bring back its crew to the Earth. So chair, roof and thermal protection system.
wedontlikespaces t1_iy2ynje wrote
That rather suggests that there is the record for the farthest rated human spacecraft that just let it's crew died when the mission was completed.
MaroonBookPro t1_iy3lu3g wrote
Pretty sure the Lunar Modules didn’t have chairs oddly enough.
CPUforU t1_iy2kftx wrote
Antique_Ad_7565 t1_iy2kssi wrote
It's about to pass 200,000,000 miles away from earth.
Active-Device-8058 t1_iy2d5ih wrote
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
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.
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.
the_dingle_berry t1_iy6db2o wrote
It's NASA, and Artemis. This sub hates both for some reason
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?
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.
NASA_Orion t1_iy2sz29 wrote
Am I being mentioned?
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bigloser42 t1_iy3gniw wrote
It’s either Voyager or the manhole cover from operation plumbob. The low end estimate for its speed is 66 km/sec(41miles/sec). If it survived exiting the atmosphere, which it probably didn’t, it would have a pretty good lead on Voyager.
Nakedatnight t1_iy2ce89 wrote
With all things considered I’m sure we can all say this doesn’t count but still very fun to be back in the game. But 13 was a different beast and without its “success” our work in the vastness is of space would be very different.
Fmatosqg t1_iy32qvs wrote
Exactly, happy to get something close to the moon. Couldn't care less about the exact distance or other meaningless records unrelated to new requirements.
BirdUp69 t1_iy2q6yq wrote
They’re talking about the record cost/science ratio.
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