#OTD 69 years ago - launch of the #Sputnik1 mission on #OKB1's #Sputnik vehicle

#Space

You know the soviets sent tortoises around the moon and back? Zond 5 mission, if you want to wiki

Artemis 2's trajectory took it 4,000km further from earth than our little chelonian comrades.

So the Artemis 2 crew have been further than any earthling (not just any human)

#Space #NASA #OKB1 #Moon