Artemis Two Crew Sets New Space Records

0:00The Artemis II crew just smashed records by flying 248,655 miles from Earth, farther than any humans, ever have, while snapping fresh views of the Moon's far side, no one's seen before. NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, plus Canada's Jeremy Hanson, wrapped their 10-day loop around the Moon and chatted. With President Trump, right as they turned for home, they launched from Kennedy Space Center last Wednesday and spent seven hours eyeballing lunar features like the Orientale Basin during the mission. On the way back, they caught a solar eclipse, spotted the Sun's corona, and even lined up views of Mars and Earth in a rare cosmic show. Trump jumped on the call via NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, hyping the crew for circling the Moon first time in over 50 years and making. America Proud, Wiseman called out the wild new perspectives, crediting teamwork, while Hanson praised U.S. leadership pulling in global partners.

1:01This bumps the deep space traveler count from 24 to 28, adding the first woman, first black man, and first non-American. Crew reactions mixed all with homeward vibes. Coke was stoked to see Earth again amid some glitchy audio. Trump pushed big plans for a lunar base soon, and Mars next, saying this mission paves the way for permanent Moon presence under Isaacman's lead. They're splashing down in the Pacific Friday evening, wrapping Artemis II as the program's first crewed flight and firing up the push back to the lunar surface by Artemis IV and early 2028, space just got a whole lot closer. This has been Vancouver News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.