Astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission reflected Thursday on the quirks, challenges, and broader implications of their historic journey around the moon, offering a mix of humor and insight into what happens during human spaceflight.
Speaking publicly in Houston for the first time since splashdown six days ago, the four-person crew described a mission that took them farther from Earth than humans have traveled before.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, also shared lighter moments from the 10-day mission, including how sleep felt during and after the trip.
Koch joked that following their cramped journey together, the astronauts’ beds aboard the Navy recovery ship felt “way too far” and she suggested pulling them together. The crew splashed down Friday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
Koch said sleeping on Earth has been an adjustment because “space sleep is the best
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