NASA's Artemis 1 Orion has set a new milestone for a spaceship designed to carry people into deep space by travelling 419,378 kilometres beyond Earth. At 248,655 miles beyond our home planet, the Apollo 13 mission set the previous record. For the next six days, Orion will keep circling the moon. 

According to a NASA press release, it will then put the spacecraft on a track to return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, December 11. In the lead-up to the historic occasion, NASA declared: 'Today, NASA Orion Spacecraft will break the record for the farthest distance travelled by a spacecraft intended to transport humans to deep space. 

Apollo 13 currently holds this record. The statement was accompanied by a movie that included Apollo astronauts and flight directors discussing Artemis' future. NASA intends to use cutting-edge methods to better comprehend the South Pole of the Moon. The agency will also try to understand the lunar surface with the help of the orbiting Gateway Space Station, according to the news release.

 Commander Moonikin Campos is a sensor that is part of the spacecraft. It will help the crew describe possible flight experiences. Arturo Campos, a key player in Apollo 13's successful return to Earth, is honoured by having his name attached to the Campos.