India, April 8 -- Artemis II has carried humans farther from Earth than ever before, completing a far-side lunar flyby.

It has captured full-disk images from 6,545 kilometres above the surface.

The mission tested a new Science Evaluation Room at Johnson Space Center and showcased astronauts' advanced geology training.

It turned field lessons in places like Kamestastin Lake and Iceland into real-time lunar observations.

The Artemis II crew has now broken the record - previously held by Apollo 13 - for the farthest distance any humans have ever travelled from Earth. The crew also completed a flyby of the moon's far side and sent back some amazing images of the lunar surface.

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