Florida, April 6 -- The Artemis II mission has broken the record for the farthest distance travelled by humans from Earth, breaking the Apollo 13 mission's record of 248,655 miles.

The Artemis II reached a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth at 1:57 pm EDT, surpassing the Apollo 13's record in 1970 by about 4,102 miles, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a post on X.

Orion Spacecraft, carrying the Artemis II crew, is expected to reach its maximum distance from our planet at 7:07 p.m. ET.

To commemorate the Artemis II mission, the astronauts announced their suggestion to rename certain features on the Moon to honour the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, as well as commander Reid Wiseman's late wif...