More than half a century after humanity last ventured beyond low Earth orbit, NASA's Artemis II mission marks a long-awaited return to deep space - and it has now reached its midway point.
In just a matter of days, the mission has crossed some remarkable thresholds. Orion slipped behind the Moon, briefly lost contact with Earth for around 40 minutes as expected, and reached its maximum distance from our planet - 252,756 miles (406,771 km) - shattering the previous record for the farthest humans have ever travelled in space.
