NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any people in history, breaking the mark set by the Apollo 13 crew in April 1970.

Artemis 2 is the first mission to send astronauts beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) since Apollo 17 did so way back in 1972. The current flight launched on April 1, sending NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency 's Jeremy Hansen aloft on board an Orion capsule that the astronauts named "Integrity."

NASA Artemis II launch on April 1 marks first crewed Moon mission in five decades. Check launch time in India, live streaming details,

Artemis II marks NASA's first return to the moon with astronauts — a critical step toward a lunar landing by another crew in two years.