Astronauts Praise Project Hail Mary, Flyby Moon

0:00It's April 6th. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. The Artemis II crew is smashing records on their way to the moon, and they're shouting out Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary from orbit. Commander Reed Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialists, Christina Hammock Coke, and Jeremy Hansen caught an early screening of the sci-fi hit, before blasting off on NASA's Orion spacecraft for this 10-day lunar loop. They watched it during quarantine at home with their families, calling it a perfect prep for their own space quest. Gosling even dropped a video message, wishing them luck right before liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on April 1st. The astronauts are all fans, saying the film shows how art mirrors real science and inspires folks to step up like Gosling's character, a teacher. Turned hero-saving humanity from a cosmic threat, they found it uplifting and a great example anyone could follow. Now in the moon's gravitational pull since April 6th after 25 hours circling Earth, they're

1:03set for a close flyby to check out unseen lunar, spots. As they gear up to splash down off San Diego on April 10th, this mission proves space and stories are fueling each other in epic ways.