From USA TODAY.

A day after landing back on Earth after more than 9 days aboard Integrity on their mission to and from the moon, the Artemis II crew spoke to the experience alongside NASA leaders in Houston, Texas.

"Victor, Christina and Jeremy, we are bonded forever and no one down here is ever going to know what the four of us just went through and it was the most special thing that will ever happen in my life," Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman told the crowd of family, public officials and NASA personnel.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/11/artemis-ii-astronauts-earth-landing-whats-next/89568776007/

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