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'We are bonded forever': Artemis II astronauts speak on completing their historic moon mission

Nbcwashington · · 676 words · By Matt Lavietes; NBC News; Marlene Lenthang
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The four Artemis II astronauts said Saturday that they're "bonded forever" in their first public remarks one day after completing NASA's first lunar mission in more than 50 years.

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The four Artemis II astronauts said Saturday that they're "bonded forever" in their first public remarks one day after completing NASA's first lunar mission in more than 50 years.

Why it matters

Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, and pilot Victor Glover took the stage at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to raucous applause.

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“The four Artemis II astronauts said Saturday that they're "bonded forever" in their first public remarks one day after completing NASA's first lunar mission in more than 50 years.”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence confirms the Artemis II mission details (crew of four, lunar flyby) but contains no information regarding the astronauts making public remarks about being 'bonded forever' one day after the mission.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II was a crewed nine-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since Apollo …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a human spaceflight program by the United States. The Artemis program is intended to reestablish a human presence on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972; mid-ter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_missions
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“The four arrived safely back on Earth on Friday, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego in their Orion capsule after their 10 day trip around the moon.”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence only contains general information about San Diego beaches (Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach) and does not mention the astronauts splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego after a 10-day trip around the moon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mission Beach is a community built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay. It is part of the city of San Diego, California. Mission Beach spans nearly two miles of ocean front. It is b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Beach,_San_Diego
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ocean Beach (also known as O.B.) is a beachfront neighborhood in San Diego, California.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pacific Beach is a neighborhood in San Diego, California, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 and Clairemont to the east and the Pacific Ocean to…
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“With the completion of their mission, they became the first humans to see the entire far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from Earth, with their own eyes.”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence confirms Artemis II was a lunar flyby mission but does not contain any information stating that the crew were the first humans to see the entire far side of the moon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II was a crewed nine-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since Apollo …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a human spaceflight program by the United States. The Artemis program is intended to reestablish a human presence on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972; mid-ter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_missions
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“The four astronauts also set a new record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth, 252,756 miles.”
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“The previous record of 248,655 miles was set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 during their emergency return to Earth.”
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A cross-reference source explicitly states that the crew broke the record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth, reaching 252,756 miles, surpassing the previous record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in 1970. This corroborates the core facts of the claim.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — On Monday, the crew broke the record for the farthest humans have travelled from Earth, reaching a distance of 252,756 miles, surpassing the previous record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/07/artemis-astr…
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“Koch was the first woman, Glover the first person of color and Hansen the first non-American on a lunar mission.”
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“The four-person crew also became the first to launch aboard NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule.”
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“NASA said these pictures will help researchers understand how the moon formed and how its landscape has changed over time.”
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“NASA aims to launch the next mission, Artemis III, in mid-2027.”
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“The space agency plans on sending astronauts to land on the moon in a mission titled Artemis IV in 2028.”
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