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What is the farthest humans can go in space?
The record for the farthest distance that humans have traveled goes to the all-American crew of famous Apollo 13 who were 400,171 kilometers (248,655 miles) away from Earth on April 14, 1970.
What technology has allowed humans to explore and travel into space?
The Hubble Space Telescope Ever since its launch in 1990, this telescope has been one of the most successful advances in space exploration. Being 569 km above the Earth’s surface, this technology avoids atmospheric distortion, allowing it to bring thousands of jaw-dropping images back to Earth.
What is the farthest distance that humans have traveled into space?
The farthest distance that people (and animals) have traveled into space is to (or around) the moon. However, when we consider other technology that has gone into space — without a person inside — we’ve gone much, much farther. Humans have sent out a number of these personless probes to explore and better understand space.
What is the furthest human-made object away from Earth?
In 1977, Voyager 1, which is now the furthest human-made object away from earth was launched. The International Space Station is the most frequented space probe. Putting astronauts on Mars is a current goal of NASA.
What is the fastest we have traveled in space?
Fastest human spaceflight The crew of NASA’s Apollo 10 moon mission reached a top speed of 24,791 mph (39,897 kph) relative to Earth as they rocketed back to our planet on May 26, 1969. That’s the fastest any human beings have ever traveled.
How far away are the most distant objects in the universe?
Distance Information. Some of the most newly detected objects may be over 13 billion light years away, as derived from a standard model of the Universe. However, a powerful new generation of telescopes, like the James Webb Space Telescope, will be needed to confirm the suspected distances of these objects.