The Artemis II crew delivers emotional speeches after returning from historic moon mission
“It’s special to be human, and it’s special to be on planet Earth,” Commander Reed Wiseman said, adding that he and his three crewmates were now “connected forever” before they all hugged each other.
“Welcome home, Artemis II.” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said before introducing crew members Weisman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.
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“There is no doubt that there is a price to pay when it comes to exploring the universe, but there is also a return, a return in jobs that create technologies that improve life here on Earth and the inspiration that excites all those who choose to follow and people around the world who aspire and dream of what is possible. “The long wait is over,” Isaacman said.
“After a brief 53-year hiatus, the show goes on, and NASA is back to sending astronauts to the moon and bringing them home safely.”
Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, left; Mission Specialist Christina Koch; Pilot Victor Glover; Commander Reed Wiseman will be welcomed to Joint Reserve Base Ellington Field on Saturday in Houston, Texas. (Ronaldo Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Weissman, who spoke first, joked that he had “absolutely no idea what he was going to say.”
“Twenty-four hours ago, The Earth was that big “We went out the window, we were going Mach 39, and here we are, back home, Ellington,” he said.
Glover said he hasn’t processed everything yet, thanking God “because it’s bigger than the challenge I have of trying to describe what we went through, the gratitude of seeing what we saw doing what we did and being with who I was with, it’s bigger than just being in one body.”
Koch considered that the “beginning and end” of the mission were “human moments on the ground.”
“Ten days ago, I began this journey with our mission director, Sean Duvall, who knocked on my door at crew headquarters and whispered, “Christina, we’re going to launch.” I wake up!’ And it ended last night when my nurse on the ship put me to bed and said, ‘Ma’am, can I have a hug?’
The Artemis II crew hugs during the welcome home ceremony on Saturday. (sinner)
She also said that she has a new understanding of the meaning of the word “crew” since their mission.
““A crew is people, or, you know, a group that’s in it all the time, no matter what, coming together every minute for the same purpose that they’re willing to silently sacrifice for each other,” she said.
“This brings grace, and this brings responsibility. The crew has the same interests and the same needs, and the crew is inescapably, beautifully, interconnected. So, when we saw the little Earth, people asked our crew what impressions we had, and frankly, what struck me wasn’t necessarily just the Earth. It was all the blackness surrounding it.”
She also now thinks of Earth as a “lifeboat” in a world of blackness.
“Planet Earth, you’re a crew,” she added.
The Artemis II crew embraces at the welcome home party Saturday in Houston. (sinner)
Hansen expressed his gratitude to all the people who supported the crew and its mission.
“I don’t think people will fully understand how good the support and training we received was. “It’s almost unbelievable,” Hanson said.
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“What I saw was a group of people who loved to contribute, make a meaningful contribution, and extract happiness from that,” Hanson added, throwing his arms around his crew members.
“I would suggest to you that when you look here, you are not looking at us. We are a mirror that reflects you. And if you like what you see, just look a little deeper. This is you.”
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