Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’
Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant homecoming in Houston after their record-breaking moon flyby Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from hundreds who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa’s lunar comeback. The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near Nasa’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down jus
Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant welcome home event in Houston after their record-breaking mission
Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from the hundreds of colleagues who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa’s lunar comeback.
The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near Nasa’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, flying in from San Diego, where they had splashed down just offshore the evening before.
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- Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’Guardian - World · Associated Press · Apr 12, 2026, 3:54 PM
- Artemis II crew on their moon flyby: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’Guardian - World · Associated Press · Apr 12, 2026, 6:11 PM
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