Who will be the farthest person from the Artemis II crew today?
Later today when Artemis II is at its furthest point from Earth, there will be an exact spot on the planet, on the direct opposite side of the globe, that is the furthest away from whichever astronaut is on the deep space side of the capsule. Given that Artemis II will send humans further from Earth than ever before, that astronaut and some unknown person at or near that specific spot on Earth will share a record for the two humans who have been furthest from each other, ever. Seems most likely that would be someone (tall, and standing) on an airline flight, but the ISS introduces a curveball. Based on some very very rough estimates I think that spot might be somewhere near the Prime Meridian. Has anyone else thought this through or worked on a plausible scenario for where that person will be?