NEW Now you can listen to Fox News articles! One day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego following a groundbreaking 10-day lunar mission, the Artemis II crew appeared on stage at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas, where they emotionally recounted their space experience and safe return. “It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth,” said commander Reid Wiseman, noting that he and his three crewmates are now “bonded forever” as they shared a group hug. “Welcome home Artemis II,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman declared before presenting the crew members. Weisman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. “There is no doubt that exploring the cosmos comes at a price, but it also yields returns—in the jobs it creates, the technologies that enhance life on Earth, the inspiration it ignites for all who choose to follow, and for people worldwide who gaze upward and dream of what’s possible.” “The long wait is finally over,” Isaacman said. Following a short 53-year hiatus, the show continues: NASA is once again sending astronauts to the moon and returning them safely. Ex-NASA Astronaut Describes Artemis II Mission as ‘Incredible’ The wiseman, speaking first, joked that he had “absolutely no idea what to say.” “Twenty-four hours ago, Earth looked that big out the window, and we were running mock 39, and now here we are back at Ellington at home,” he said. Glover said he still hadn’t processed it all, thanking God “because, even bigger than my challenge 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 too big to just be in one body.”
