Artemis II crew flew fast, earned new patch: Astronauts' Mach 39 emblem
NASA's Artemis II crew are the fastest people alive, and now they have the patch to prove it. Mission Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen (the latter with the Canadian Space Agency) spent 10 days in early April flying by the Moon. Their journey took them farther away from Earth than any humans have gone (52,756 miles [406,771 km]) and then, on the way back on board their Orion spacecraft Integrity , they sped u
The four-person crew of the Artemis II mission has been honored with a commemorative emblem celebrating their record-breaking velocity during their recent lunar voyage. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen reached speeds of approximately 24,664 miles per hour while returning to Earth in the Orion spacecraft. This impressive feat occurred during their ten-day mission, which also saw the team travel further from our planet than any other humans in history. The crew's top speed places them among the fastest individuals to ever travel through space. They currently hold the second-highest speed record for a crewed vehicle, trailing only the Apollo 10 astronauts who set the all-time mark in 1969. The new patch serves as a symbolic recognition of this significant milestone in modern human spaceflight.
This achievement highlights the extreme technical demands of deep-space travel and honors the historical legacy of human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.
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