253

Artemis II crew describe ‘overwhelming’ emotions after soaring past the moon (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

20 comments fedilink hide all child comments

NASA astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited images of impact craters and ridges

Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts have described the powerful emotion they felt while soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges and began their long journey home.

Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew, who worked in pairs at the Orion capsule windows, are those of the Earth rising from behind the moon, a solar eclipse and parts of the 590-mile (950km) wide Orientale impact basin that have never been observed with the naked eye.

Further images are expected to shed light on the brown, green and orange hues the astronauts reported on the greyish landscape, and possibly faint layers of moondust that may have been visible during the Earthrise.

top 20 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

It was really hard for me to listen to them speak... Idk it felt to me like they were trying really hard to "sound" a certain way, I don't quite know how to describe it. Like they knew this was a media event and they're "supposed" to be inspirational and enthusiastic and all that, and trying really hard to fulfill that objective.

I mean they probably are very enthusiastic and moved by the experience, but still, it felt very fake to me in some way.

Maybe this is just my personal biases, but I don't think it is. It kind of turned me off the whole thing. I felt like I wasn't listening to people anymore but an agenda/propaganda, listening to programmed machines.

[-] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

Tempering emotions easily is a preferred trait in an astronaut

[-] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 15 hours ago

That's not really it imo, I'm also extremely good at tempering my emotions, but the question is when do you want to do it. If there's an emergency and panic would cause injury or death, tempering your emotions is extremely useful. If you're just casually speaking about an experience, not so much.

But I agree that it is extremely likely they were selected particularly for what I noticed here.

[-] certified_expert@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Got the same vibe

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago

Seeing such beauty when things back on earth feel so wrong, it must be a confusing feeling

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

reminds me of middle school

[-] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

One of the few useful things the US is currently doing. At least until Agent Orangutan is removed.

[-] aMockTie@piefed.world 14 points 1 day ago

The kinds of emotions and experiences that can only be imagined by the overwhelming majority of every human that has ever existed until very recently. Sights and accomplishments, discoveries and relics our shared ancestors could have only ever dreamed of.

A powerful reminder that humanity is still capable of achieving previously impossible feats when we seek to understand, instead of destroy. When we strive to push the boundaries of our collective capabilities, rather than focusing on diminishing the capabilities of others. When we work together, and don't arbitrarily divide ourselves apart. When we, unfortunately scarcely, recognize that we are all just a fraction of a mote of dust on that otherwise insignificant pale blue dot in the distance.

[-] Denixen@feddit.nu 7 points 1 day ago

I mean they literally did the same thing and more in the 1960s... We barely even had computers then! This isn't that impressive.

I feel like we have more important things to do back on earth than spending trillions on a space empire on the moon that will exclusively benefit billionaires... But that's what you get when you have a world run buy billionaires.

[-] aMockTie@piefed.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I would argue that what has been accomplished with the Artemis missions so far has been a parallel evolution to Apollo, and not any kind of competition.

Of course technology has advanced since the late 1960s and 1970s. But the challenges of traveling safely to the moon and back again as humans are still just as treacherous. Doing something that has never been done before in the history of humanity is incredibly impressive. Doing it repeatedly, decades apart, with vastly different people and technology proves that we can continue to accomplish this task and perhaps beyond. That is equally impressive in my book.

The innovations created by the needs of space travel have regularly and constantly improved our everyday lives. There are absolutely more important things to focus on at home, but for some reason we tend to focus on the destructive actions, rather than the constructive alternatives. Space travel by public agencies like NASA have historically been a unifying force that have consistently driven positive technologies to the human species, and not just the privileged few.

[-] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

The title made me think it was overwhelming panic and anxiety as they just completely missed the Moon orbit...

[-] stardreamer 1 points 7 hours ago

They're looking for the next exit ramp but GPS signaling is a bit spotty.

[-] TheOctonaut@piefed.zip 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Whelp, Mars it is"

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

When your miss your exit and the next one is in 20 km.

[-] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Ohhh. Ridges

[-] LoonyLenny@lemdro.id 4 points 1 day ago

And moondust.

[-] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I hope they're ready to jettison the mad stacks.

[-] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Cute, Venn diagrams!

[-] bmpvy@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

Earthrise 👀💕

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Did they hear the music?

this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2026

253 points (100.0% liked)

News

37047 readers

2543 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil

Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.

2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.

Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.

3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.

Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.

4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.

Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.

5. Only recent news is allowed.

Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.

6. All posts must be news articles.

No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.

7. No duplicate posts.

If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.

8. Misinformation is prohibited.

Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.

9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.

All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.

10. Don't copy entire article in your post body

For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

JonsJava@lemmy.world

gedaliyah@lemmy.world

little_cow@lemmy.world