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Artemis II Crew Holds Postflight News Conference at Johnson Space Center

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The four Artemis II astronauts — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen — held their official postflight news conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The crew discussed their historic 10-day lunar flyby mission, including the lunar far side photography, manual spacecraft piloting in deep space, and the emotional experience of becoming the farthest-traveling humans in history at 252,706 miles from Earth. The astronauts reflected on the psychological impact of viewing Earth from lunar distance and spoke to what the mission's success means for the Artemis IV crewed lunar landing, targeted for 2028.

Artemis II crew at postflight news conference at Johnson Space Center, April 16, 2026
Artemis II crew at postflight news conference at Johnson Space Center, April 16, 2026 — NASA