The Artemis II astronauts have travelled further from Earth than any humans before, completing a historic fly-by of the Moon.

The astronauts will arrive about 10,300 kilometers beyond our satellite, breaking all previous records for distance from Earth. But how was their route chosen?

NASA announced Saturday that the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission were closer to moon than to the Earth.

Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever ventured