Houston, we have a podcast.

Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Episode 420, The Artemis 2 Astronauts.

I'm Dane Turner, and I'm here to introduce the podcast this week.

On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts,

all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more.

It's come to our attention here at Houston. We Have a podcast that many of you miss your,

quote, emotional support astronauts. One month ago, NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman,

Victor Glover, and Christina Cook, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen,

embarked on a nine-day mission flying around the moon

and returning to Earth. The mission was a huge success as well as a media sensation. On episode

417, we interviewed the crew all together near the end of their time training for Artemis 2.

But did you know that we also got to speak with them each individually right after they learned

that they had been selected for the mission? That was in April of 2023, and we released it as

Episode 283. Host Gary Jordan got a chance to sit down with each of the crew members to reflect

on the incredible privilege of being selected for such a mission, share some stories that

define their path to get to that moment,

and reveal what Artemis and exploration means to them. In this classic episode, we take a look

at their pre-Ardomus past as they now begin to travel around the world to talk about their

historic mission. We can hear how their perspective has changed from when they dreamed of going

around the moon to when

they actually did. Here is Gary with the crew of Artemis II.

T-minus-5 seconds, county. Mark.

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