The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission, including the first person of color, the first woman, and the first non-American to orbit the moon, shared their experiences and emphasized global unity after their record-breaking lunar flyby. They described Earth as an isolated 'lifeboat' and encouraged people to see themselves reflected in the mission's achievements.
Nasa’s Artemis II mission astronauts Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover and commander Reid Wiseman greet attendees to their welcoming ceremony at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas, April 11, 2026.
— AFP picand enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply.HOUSTON, April 12 — Artemis II astronauts expressed awe yesterday over their record-setting lunar flyby mission, urging unity on Earth after witnessing the planet’s isolation like a “lifeboat” in space.The astronauts did the first slingshot around the Moon in more than 50 years and traveled deeper into space than any humans before — culminating in a smooth splashdown Friday off the coast of California. Flanked on stage by mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, astronaut Christina Koch called for people on Earth to embrace their shared humanity. “What struck me wasn’t necessarily just Earth, it was all the blackness around it. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe,” said Koch.Hansen called on fans of the Artemis mission to see themselves in the crew of four, who marked a series of milestones: Glover was the first person of color to fly around the Moon, Koch was the first woman, and Canadian Hansen the first non-American. “I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us. We are a mirror reflecting you,” Hansen said.While hurtling through deep space and zipping around the Moon, the Artemis astronauts took thousands of photographs, amassing a stunning portfolio of images.“Artemis II will always be remembered. It was the moment we all saw the moon again, where childhood dreams became missions. You helped the world start believing again, and this is something no one’s ever going to forget,” Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman said. Artemis II was the inaugural crewed mission of Nasa’s programme aiming to install a sustained presence on the Moon, including the eventual construction of a base that could be used for further exploration including to Mars.
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