# Fifty-Six Years Is a Long Time to Hold a Record

- slug: fifty-six-years-is-a-long-time-to-hold-a-record
- date: 2026-04-06
- category: Space & Aerospace

A dead astronaut's voice just reached the moon. NASA beamed Jim Lovell's recording to Artemis 2 as it broke his 56-year distance record—and he's not around to hear the applause.

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