Artemis II Astronauts Compare Space Travel Reality to Apollo 13 Movie

Vancouver's Science World asked the crew which movie best represents the reality of space travel, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen answered Apollo 13.

“No, this is not the latest Hollywood blockbuster, but a new presentation video for the Artemis II mission”

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The Artemis II mission broke the record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth, a record set by Apollo 13 over 50 years ago.

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The two crews traveled roughly the same route more than five decades apart.

Hansen's response was a reflection on the shared human experience of exploration, risk, and resilience.

The Artemis II astronauts proposed naming two lunar craters after their capsule and Wiseman's late wife.

Wiseman was too emotional to talk during the request.

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Mission Control fell silent for nearly a minute before replying.

The emotion-drenched scene was vastly different from the 1960s and 1970s Apollo moonshots.

NASA modified the reentry path after a heat shield cracked during the uncrewed Artemis I mission.

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Test pilots will chase the capsule through its fiery descent, collecting data on heat shield performance.

The Flight Research Center has been preparing to study the Artemis II reentry for years.

NASA framed the return with a cinematic presentation video for Artemis II.

The video begins with the Artemis I SLS launch and a line spoken by Eugene Cernan.

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The team is presented in a heroic fashion.

The final image reveals the ultimate objective: to prepare humanity to go to Mars.