Back in 1972, the crew of Apollo 17 left low-Earth orbit and headed for the Moon. It was to be the final mission of the program, and the last time humans ventured that far out into space. Until now, that is, 54 years later, because the astronauts on board the Orion Integrity spaceship are now on their way to the Moon as well.

The astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) spaceflight mission, Artemis II, witnessed a total solar eclipse, as no human has experienced before.

The spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth for this mission, which is “suspected to be” about 252,756 miles, according to NASA.