Artemis II astronauts travel deeper into space than any human has gone before

Artemis II is using the same manoeuvre that Apollo 13 did after its infamous 'Houston, we’ve had a problem' incident

The moon seen in the window of the Orion spacecraft on Monday. Picture: Nasa/AP

Astronauts on the first manned moon mission in more than 50 years have travelled deeper into space than any human has gone before.

The historic record was set by the Artemis II crew during a lunar flyby that will take them on the far side of the natural satellite not visible from Earth, plunging them into darkness and a short communications blackout with mission control in Florida.