The US space agency's Orion capsule went where no spacecraft designed to carry astronauts had gone for in the latest demonstration mission around the moon.
Nasa's unmanned vessel had travelled more than 270,000 miles (430,000km) beyond Earth in the landmark moment for the agency's Artemis programme, which is planning complex missions in the near future with the Orion capsule.
The Artemis programme is hoping to see people return to the moon for the first in over 50 years, which could begin as soon as two years' time should the current uncrewed ship return to Earth without incident.
