{"id":12468,"date":"2026-04-17T03:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=12468"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:43:11","slug":"130321086-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=12468","title":{"rendered":"‘Broke down in tears’: Artemis II crew recall ‘otherworldly’ experience of their trip to the Moon | – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Six days after returning to Earth, the four astronauts of Nasa<\/a>\u2019s Artemis II addressed their first joint press conference on Thursday at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center, accompanied by their zero-gravity indicator mascot \u201cRise\u201d, saying their historic journey around the Moon fostered a rare sense of global unity while reflecting on the landmark crewed mission.Commander Reid Wiseman opened the briefing by thanking his crewmates, saying the mission would not have been possible without their support. \u201cWe are bonded forever. I mean, that’s the closest where humans can be and not be a family,\u201d he said, referring to Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, Fox News reported.The crew, Wiseman, pilot Glover, mission specialist Koch and Canadian astronaut Hansen, described the nearly 10-day mission as both technically significant and deeply human.\u201cWhen we came home, we were shocked at the global outpouring of support, of pride, of ownership of this mission,\u201d Wiseman said. \u201cWe wanted to go out and try to do something that would bring the world together to unite the world\u201d, he added.The mission marked the first time humans have travelled as far as the Moon since the Apollo era. During the flight, the Orion capsule reached a maximum distance of 252,756 miles (406,771 km) from Earth, surpassing the previous record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in 1970. The milestone was achieved on the Moon\u2019s far side, marking the farthest distance ever covered by humans in space.Reflecting on the emotional impact, Koch said hearing about the mission\u2019s influence left her overwhelmed. \u201cWhen my husband\u2026 said, \u2018No, really, you\u2019ve made a difference\u2019, it brought tears to my eyes,\u201d she told reporters. Glover underscored the collective nature of the achievement, saying, \u201cWe\u2026 as countries and as humans did this\u201d.The astronauts also recounted the physical intensity of re-entry. \u201cIf you dove off\u2026 a skyscraper backwards, that\u2019s what it felt like for five seconds,\u201d Glover said, describing a brief free-fall phase. Wiseman noted they \u201ccame in faster\u2026 came in hot\u201d due to a modified trajectory, while officials are assessing the heat shield\u2019s performance after signs of \u201cchar loss\u201d.Despite minor issues, including a clogged toilet system that malfunctioned recurrently, the Orion spacecraft named Integrity impressed the crew. Wiseman called it a \u201cmagnificent machine\u201d, thanking those involved in its development, and remarked that, had a lunar lander been onboard, \u201cat least three\u201d of them would have attempted a landing.Beyond technical milestones, the astronauts highlighted the psychological impact of viewing Earth from deep space. Hansen said it left him with \u201cmore hope for our future\u201d, while Wiseman described breaking down in tears as he tried to process witnessing a solar eclipse from lunar distance “I’m not really a religious person,” he said, adding “but there was just no other avenue for me to explain anything or to experience anything. So I asked for the chaplain on the Navy ship… and I broke down in tears.“I don’t think humanity has evolved to the point of being able to comprehend what we’re looking at right now, because it was otherworldly.’The crew also shared their bond had deepened profoundly through the mission. \u201cThat\u2019s the closest four humans can be and not be a family,\u201d Wiseman said.<\/div>\n\n

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