“We launched as friends, and we came back as best friends.”
Like many people, I was inspired in April by the teamwork that the Artemis II crew – NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hanson – demonstrated before, during, and after their historic trip around the moon in April 2026.
Together they launched on April 1 and flew around the moon in a journey that took them 252,756 miles from earth before splashing down April 10.
The team began their crew preparation in June 2023. Their training included lunar observation and photography. They spent time in T-38 jet aircraft to experience high-workload dynamic flight conditions that build spatial awareness and adaptability. Much of their training was at the Johnson Space Center in Texas but they also trained in Florida and in Iceland’s volcanic fields. They rehearsed every phase of the mission including routine operations, emergency responses, and the post-splashdown water recovery.
While in space they photographed "earthrise" and took pictures of earth. They also took many pictures of the moon and, in an act that touched the captain, chose to name one of the moon's craters Carroll after his wife who died of cancer.
Needless to say, the Artemis II crew relied on countless team members from their families and friends to NASA and Canadian Space Agency experts. After returning to earth they spoke about the importance of teamwork and being a crew. Christina Koch called the inhabitants of earth "a crew."
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