Artemis Two Crew's Moon Chat: A New Era of Space Exploration

0:00On April 7th, Artemis II crew just pulled off the first-ever radio chat from a moon ship to the International Space Station right after their epic. Lunar flyby, these four astronauts linked up with three NASA folks and one French astronaut up there, wrapping up a historic test flight that's pushing humanity back to deep space. Earlier this week, as they cruised home, Christina Koch on Artemis II reconnected with her old spacewalk partner Jessica Mir on the station. These two made history with the world's first all-female spacewalk back in 2019, and they were beaming, despite being 230,000 miles apart. The vibe was pure joy, like a family reunion in orbit. Commander Reid Wiseman kept sharing stunning shots from their moon rendezvous, including an Earthset pick that echoes Apollo 8's famous Earthrise. From 1968, it's the farthest humans have gone since Apollo 17 and 1972, smashing distance records along the way. Now the team's aiming for a splashdown off San Diego's

1:03coast as Friday, capping their nearly 10-day mission. This pays the way for Artemis III, next year, with a lunar-lander docking test in Earth orbit, and Artemis IV in 2028, targeting A, landing near the moon South Pole. All this momentum has space fans hyped for what's next. Proving we're not just revisiting the moon. We're building the foundation for stays that last. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.