--- title: "Over 400,000 kilometres from Earth, NASA's Artemis 1 Breaks a Record." description: "At a distance of 248,655 miles from Earth, the record was previously reached during the Apollo 13 mission." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-11-28 updated: 2022-11-28 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2451/over-400-000-kilometres-from-earth-nasa-s-artemis-1-breaks-a-record category: "space and research" tags: ["technology", "science and technology", "research"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Over 400,000 kilometres from Earth, NASA's Artemis 1 Breaks a Record. NASA's Artemis 1 Orion has set a **new milestone for a spaceship designed to carry people into deep space by travelling 419,378 kilometres beyond Earth**. At 248,655 miles beyond our home planet, the [**Apollo 13 mission**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2266/according-to-nasa-elon-musk-s-spacex-anticipates-launching-its-first-starship-into-orbit-this-year) set the [previous record](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157521/store-the-previous-record-in-its-history-table-before-updating-it-in-the-sql-table-using-a-trigger). For the next six days, Orion will keep circling the moon. According to a NASA [press release](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304188/how-to-write-the-best-press-release), it will then put the spacecraft on a track to return to Earth and splash down in the [Pacific Ocean](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34835/who-commissioned-meriwether-lewis-and-william-clark-in-1804-to-explore-the-newly-purchased-american-west-and-discover-a-route-to-the-pacific-ocean) on Sunday, December 11. In the lead-up to the historic occasion, NASA declared: 'Today, NASA [**Orion Spacecraft**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2442/a-week-after-the-launch-of-artemis-i-nasa-s-orion-spacecraft-enters-lunar-orbit) will break the record for the farthest distance travelled by a spacecraft intended to [transport](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72238/india-s-first-rail-transport-university-will-be-established-at-which-city) humans to deep space. Apollo 13 currently holds this record. The statement was accompanied by a movie that included **Apollo astronauts and flight directors discussing Artemis' future. NASA intends to use cutting-edge methods to better comprehend the [South Pole](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3746/shrinking-of-moon-is-causing-the-moonquakes-near-the-south-pole) of the Moon.** The agency will also try to understand the lunar surface with the help of the orbiting Gateway [Space Station](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87410/indian-space-station-chandrayaan-4-plans-ready-for-govt-approval-isro), according to the [news](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/news) release. [Commander](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92769/write-about-wing-commander-abhinandan-varthaman) Moonikin Campos is a sensor that is part of the spacecraft. It will help the crew describe possible flight experiences. **Arturo Campos, a key player in Apollo 13's successful return to Earth, is honoured by having his name attached to the Campos.** --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2451/over-400-000-kilometres-from-earth-nasa-s-artemis-1-breaks-a-record Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.