Artemis II Astronaut Reflects Upon Return
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🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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This week, WIRED's Brian Barrett checked in with Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover to know how he feels now that he's back home — and how he and the rest of the crew experienced some of the mission's key moments.
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- Artemis II’s Breathtaking View of the Far Side of the Moon | WIRED
- The Future of the Artemis Program Is Riding on Reentry | WIRED
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| 0:00.0 | 10, 9, 8, 7, R.S. 25 engines, lit. |
| 0:07.0 | 4. 3, 2, 1, booster ignition. |
| 0:13.0 | And lift off! |
| 0:15.0 | The crew of Artemis 2 now bound for the moon. |
| 0:19.0 | Humanity's next great voyage begins. |
| 0:25.6 | We have a special CODA today for Uncanny Valley listeners. |
| 0:29.6 | It's someone I'm very excited to talk to. |
| 0:31.6 | He just returned from NASA's first mission to the moon in more than 50 years. |
| 0:35.6 | He and his crewmates have traveled farther from Earth than any other humans in history. Joining me now is Artemis II pilot, |
| 0:42.8 | Victor, Glover. Victor, welcome. Thank you so much for being here. Thanks, Brian. Thanks for having me. |
| 0:50.2 | I want to go back to one of the first things you said when you returned home. |
| 0:54.9 | You said, I have not processed what we just did, and I'm afraid to even start trying. |
| 1:00.7 | Now that you've had a few days, have you had that time to process? |
| 1:04.2 | What did you find? |
| 1:05.3 | Great question. And I have not. We've been in medical checks and science collection and |
| 1:09.8 | reconditioning, but it's also more than that. |
| 1:12.8 | It's not because I'm too busy. It's just, I don't know, my body just wants to pause and just enjoy being |
| 1:17.5 | back and just be with my family. When my kids are around and free and want to hang out, I want to just |
| 1:22.4 | hang out. And so I'm just going to keep doing that until it feels right. I've tried picking up my |
| 1:27.0 | journal. And I'm just not there keep doing that until it feels right. I've tried picking up my journal and I'm just not there yet. |
| 1:30.4 | And I can tell you the facts and maybe give you a little commentary on some things, but there's |
| 1:35.0 | so much to unpack. |
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