00:00Artemis II made history yesterday when the four astronauts and their Orion spacecraft swung behind the moon,
00:06taking them farther from Earth than any human has ever traveled before.
00:11So cool.
00:12So far, they lost communication with Earth.
00:15As they passed within 4,070 miles of the moon.
00:20That's so far.
00:22So far.
00:22The lowest point in its flyby also reached maximum distance to the Earth, 252,760 miles.
00:30So the mission specialist, Jeremy Hansen, responded with an inspiring message.
00:37We do so in honoring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration.
00:44But we, most importantly, choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next
00:51to make sure this record is not long lived.
00:54How awesome is that?
00:55Wow.
00:55They're like, sure, we did this, but we better not be the only ones.
00:58Wow, that's so cool.
00:59You gotta come up here and make this even better.
01:01Yeah.
01:02Their busy day continued with another first for humans around 9 p.m. Eastern time.
01:07Orion aligned with the sun and the moon, putting the crew inside a total solar eclipse.
01:13Wow.
01:14That'd be so amazing.
01:15That's so cool.
01:16I would just be glued to the window.
01:18Like, obviously, they have to, like, work.
01:20They're like, Bill, Bill, we need you to thrust, thrust.
01:22He's like, sorry, looking outside.
01:24Sorry.
01:25Sorry.
01:25I'm taking selfies.
01:26It's so cool.
01:27You see it?
01:27Yeah.
01:28Exactly.
01:29Can you see the great wall from up here?
01:31Right, right.
01:31Like, I drive distracted when I see, like, a car accident or something.
01:35Right.
01:35They're looking at the moon.
01:36They're like, hey, keep us on the straight.
01:38Keep us on the straight.
01:39Can you imagine?
01:40Oh, it's the coolest thing.
01:41So we were talking about it a little earlier.
01:43They're set to land on Friday, right?
01:45That's right.
01:46Yes.
01:46Oh, my gosh.
01:47This is so cool.
01:48It's so exciting.
01:49I think that's where I couldn't go into space.
01:52I'd be too afraid of landing.
01:54Landing.
01:54Because they have to, like, parachute out sometimes or, like, detach from the rocket.
02:01Yeah, like, and then they splash down.
02:02It's a splash land.
02:03I'm not a good swimmer.
02:04So that can't do it, guys.
02:06I don't think they're going to make you swim after going through Earth's atmosphere.
02:11Like, okay, and then swim to shore and we'll get you there.
02:13By the way, we can't get a boat.
02:14We'll have sandwiches waiting.
02:15It's not like a decathlon.
02:16All right, moon, hit the moon, come back, swim, then jump on a bike.
02:21Right, right.
02:21It's also super cool that all this is happening while Project Hail Mary is still in theaters.
02:26Yeah.
02:26Because if you are fascinated and your kids are fascinated with what's going on right now with
02:31Artemis 2, you've got to take yourself to see that movie.
02:34It is so, so good.
02:35And read the book.
02:36Andy, I downloaded the book this weekend.
02:37You did.
02:38I'm already, well, Kindle, 20% through.
02:40Yeah.
02:40You know how I told you the percent.
02:41Yeah.
02:41I'm obsessed.
02:42Right?
02:43Because I wanted to go see the movie, but I've heard the book is so great.
02:45And I'm not the biggest reader in the world, and I can't put it down.
02:49I cannot put the book down.
02:51Andy Weir, this is what he's so good at.
02:53I don't know anything about science, nor do I really care.
02:56I leave that to the smart people, right?
02:58But his books make it so interesting.
03:02Yeah, so fascinating.
03:03He's so great.
03:04And his characters are so funny, and they're sarcastic, and they're just so great.
03:10He is such a great author.
03:11You've got to get it.
03:12He's such a great author.
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