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00:07From Studio 6B and rock lovers that are in the heart of New York City,
00:12it's the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
00:17Tonight, join Jimmy and his guests, Olivia Rodrigo, Richard Kast,
00:22the crew of NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission,
00:24musical guest, Bruce Hornby, and featuring the legendary Bruce Crew.
00:31And now, here he is, Jimmy Fallon!
00:48Come on, welcome, welcome, welcome, thank you so much, hey, yeah, hey, come on now,
00:54if you have to, come on, let's go, let's go, let's go.
01:01Come on.
01:03Hello, everybody!
01:05Oh, I'm looking great, looking great.
01:07Welcome, everybody.
01:08Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.
01:10You're here.
01:11This is it.
01:12That's it.
01:15Well, guys, I'm excited about this.
01:17The crew of NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission is here tonight.
01:20Come on!
01:25They were in space for 10 days and traveled farther than any humans in history.
01:30Yeah.
01:35Meanwhile, there's some people in our crowd thinking,
01:37big deal, I just flew southwest into Newark Airport.
01:39That was...
01:40Talk to me about that.
01:43Let's get to some news.
01:44Well, guys, earlier today, King Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up their trip to the U.S.
01:49Yeah, it was sweet.
01:49They waved goodbye and opened up their umbrellas and floated away.
01:52It was very...
01:56Some more news from Washington.
01:57The situation in Iran is at a standstill, and President Trump just said that U.S. negotiators
02:02aren't flying 18 hours anymore for peace talks, and instead that they're talking to Iran,
02:06quote, telephonically.
02:13They were communicating telephonically.
02:16Oh, wow.
02:17Yeah.
02:17Anyway...
02:18Uh-oh.
02:19Sorry about this.
02:22Hello?
02:23Hello, Iran.
02:24This is President Trump, and it's time to negotiate.
02:27I'm so sorry.
02:28I think you have the wrong number.
02:30Oh, playing hardball, I see.
02:31Well, that won't work on me, Iran.
02:33Let's make a deal.
02:35If you open the straight, I'll give you Don Jr. and Eric.
02:40Sir, I cannot negotiate with you.
02:42I'll also give you backstage passes to Kid Rock and a passport with my face on it.
02:47No, I can't do it.
02:48I can't do it, sir.
02:49Final offer.
02:50Everything in Kash Patel's liquor cabinet and everything in J.D. Vance's makeup.
02:56Sir, this isn't going to work.
02:58Why?
02:59Because we're doing it telephonically?
03:05No.
03:06If you prefer, we can do it FaceTime-a-logically.
03:10No.
03:11WhatsApp or Snapchat-a-lopically?
03:14No.
03:15Slide into your DMs on Tinder-a-ronically?
03:18No.
03:19Messenger owl from Harry Potter-a-logically?
03:22No, I'm sorry, sir.
03:24I'm hanging up now.
03:25You're meaner than the Pope.
03:26Oh, my God.
03:28What's meaner than the Pope?
03:30What does that mean?
03:33You stopped on crime.
03:36Well, switching gears this weekend is the 152nd Kentucky Derby.
03:40Come on.
03:41Come on.
03:45It airs right here on NBC, and they've got some interesting sponsors this year.
03:49Very interesting.
03:50Take a look.
03:51The 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby is brought to you by Spirit Airlines.
03:57We're all about bumpy rides that smell like manure.
03:59Waffle House.
04:00Horse tracks aren't the only place where you might get kicked in the head.
04:04Dasani.
04:04You can lead a horse to water, but it still won't drink Dasani.
04:08Trader Joe's.
04:09Our salami sticks aren't not, not, not made of horse.
04:12Nature Valley.
04:13Crunch on some messy oats, you little pony boy.
04:16Nerds gummy clusters, like sugar cubes for people.
04:20Hoka Shoes.
04:21We'll have you clomping around like Seabiscuit.
04:23L'Oreal.
04:24When the horse's hair makes you look chopped.
04:27Ancestry.com.
04:28Or as it's known here in Kentucky, tender.
04:30And of course, Elmer's.
04:33You know why.
04:35That's interesting, right?
04:36I found that interesting.
04:42And finally, this is going viral.
04:44Chanel just debuted their new Soulless Shoes.
04:47This is real.
04:48Take a look.
04:52That's not a shoe.
04:53That's an eyepatch for your foot.
04:55We have a great show.
04:56Give it up for The Roots, everybody.
05:06Oh, come on now.
05:09Thank you, Roots.
05:10Thank you, Roots.
05:12Hey, guys.
05:12I just want to quickly mention, be sure to tune in next Wednesday, May 6th.
05:16We have a very special guest stopping by the show.
05:19He's a rock and roll legend and one of the coolest humans alive.
05:22He has a new album coming out this summer with his band, The Rolling Stones.
05:26Mick Jagger will be here next Wednesday, May 6th.
05:30Come on.
05:33But first, what a show we have for you tonight.
05:35She is one of the biggest artists on the planet.
05:37Her new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is out June 12th.
05:42She just announced a new tour.
05:44And she's the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
05:47This weekend, Olivia Rodrigo is here.
05:56That's my butt.
05:57Great.
05:58She's fantastic.
06:00Doing great.
06:01He created and stars in the new series Half Man, which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on HBO and
06:07HBO Max and is getting rave reviews.
06:09Richard Gad is joining us tonight.
06:11Yeah.
06:16They just made history by successfully traveling the farthest distance humans have ever gone from Earth.
06:22The crew of NASA's Artemis II moon mission are here with us tonight.
06:29And we've got great music from Bruce Hornsby.
06:37Bruce Hornsby in the house.
06:38You know, there's so much going on in the world.
06:40Sometimes it's important to just take a step back, I think, and celebrate the little things in life.
06:45Don't you agree?
06:46It's time for a Tonight Show Toast.
06:48Here we go.
06:50Tonight Show Toast.
06:58A toast to The Devil Wears Prada 2.
07:08The first film was a triumph.
07:11Hathaway and Streep are back.
07:13But this time because of the economy, the devil's wearing Nordstrom rack.
07:20Hey, can I do one, Jimmy?
07:21Yes, yes, of course.
07:23Quest lounge.
07:24Okay.
07:25A toast to Mother's Day.
07:26Oh, of course.
07:27Yes, very nice.
07:28You gave me the gift of life.
07:30Something to believe in.
07:32So here's a sine candle because I guess that means we're even.
07:35Oh, that's very nice.
07:37Very good.
07:38You're even with your mouth.
07:39That's very nice.
07:40Oh, Jimmy.
07:42Oh, I have it too.
07:44Oh, yes, of course.
07:45Higgins, please.
07:46By all means, you say.
07:47May I?
07:47Jimmy, to the Kentucky Derby.
07:50Oh, that's right.
07:52Yes, yes, yes.
07:53Yes.
07:54The buildup is so exciting.
07:56The horse run without limits.
07:58And just like me in college, it only lasts two minutes.
08:08My turn, my turn.
08:10Oh, yes, very good.
08:11Tariq?
08:11A toast to AirPods.
08:17So, tiny, sleek, and wireless, your design is very clever.
08:22But one sneeze near a subway grate and it's goodbye AirPods forever.
08:27That's right.
08:29Rather.
08:30Rather.
08:32Yes, yes, yes.
08:34I'll go.
08:34Oh, come on.
08:35Absolutely.
08:36Do a toast.
08:37A toast to what?
08:38A toast to what?
08:39A toast to almond milk.
08:41Oh, yes.
08:41Almond milk.
08:43Almond milk.
08:44You make my coffee taste so great, the case is open and shut.
08:48But I'd hate to be the poor SOB whose job is milking nuts.
08:53Oh, thank you very much.
08:55Thank you for the toast, everyone.
08:56Stick around.
08:57When we come back, we have puppies predicting the Kentucky Derby.
09:02Oh, that's right.
09:13Release the puppies.
09:15Go, babe.
09:27Welcome back, everyone.
09:31The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday on NBC.
09:35Now, usually there's a horse that's a clear favorite, but not this year.
09:39It's nearly impossible to predict the winner.
09:42Well, you guys are in luck, because when it comes to predicting things, we have a secret
09:45weapon, and it's puppies.
09:48That's right.
09:49Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the Puppy Predictors 2026 Kentucky Derby Edition.
10:04Welcome to the Puppy Predictors 2026 Kentucky Derby Edition.
10:08Here's how it works.
10:09First, we have 10 adorable puppies, each representing one of the top 10 horses competing in Saturday's
10:15big race, and one giant trough of kibble.
10:18Whichever puppy crosses the finish line and reaches the trough first will be crowned the
10:23Kentucky Derby winner.
10:24Now, let's meet the puppies.
10:36First, we have Renegade, further ado, Commandment, Chief Wallaby, the Puma, Emerging Market,
10:51so happy, the non-bourbon, Incredibolt, and finally, we have a long shot, Potente.
11:03All right, Potente, you look psyched.
11:05Now, look, did you just wake up for a nap, Potente?
11:09All right, now, listen up.
11:10Potente, stop it.
11:11Listen.
11:12Now, look, I want this to be a clean race.
11:13Hi, but I want this to be a clean race, okay?
11:16I want no, no, no, I know, I know, I know, I love you too, I know.
11:20No wandering, no wandering, no, no peeing, no butt sniffing, got it?
11:26Okay, Roots, whenever you're ready.
11:34Okay, release the puppies!
11:37Go, babe.
11:40Who was it?
11:42Who was it?
11:43Who was it?
11:44What are you doing?
11:45Hi.
11:49Which one?
11:51Come on, come here, bud.
11:52Come on.
11:52There you go, yeah, come on.
11:54Hi.
11:55Hi.
11:57Hi, buddy.
11:59Oh, my goodness.
12:01Can we see that in slow motion?
12:02Who won?
12:05It is the Puma, number five.
12:09The Puma is the winner right there.
12:11You will be crowned the 2026 Kentucky Derby champion.
12:15Enjoy the race, everybody.
12:17Enjoy the race.
12:18Stick around.
12:18We'll be right back with Olivia Rodrigo.
12:20Hi, bud.
12:22Hi, bud.
12:23Hi.
12:24Oh, my gosh.
12:25Congratulations.
12:26That was fantastic.
12:28You're going on tour.
12:29This is gigantic.
12:32Olivia, massive.
12:34Massive tour.
12:35Everyone's going nuts.
12:35It's called the Unraveled tour.
12:37Do we know why yet, or will we find out?
12:40The next one is the Yaxiana Ocean.
12:43I go on in, on in, on in, on in, until I make sure that Earth got caught in.
12:50Our first guest is one of the biggest artists on the planet.
12:55Her new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, comes out June 12th.
13:00She just announced a new tour, and she's the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live
13:04this weekend.
13:05And everyone, please welcome Olivia Rodrigo!
13:18Come on.
13:20That's what I'm talking about.
13:22That's what I'm talking about.
13:26Come on, take it in.
13:28Feel the love.
13:29Oh my gosh.
13:32Feel the love for Olivia Rodrigo.
13:34That's right.
13:37You're so excited to have you back on our show and back in the building.
13:42Yes.
13:43This is a huge week for you.
13:44You're the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend.
13:48And you announced, I don't want to talk to you about that.
13:51You're going to be great.
13:52You announced a new tour this morning.
13:54Yep.
13:56And you, you made history on Monday with your new single, Drop Dead.
14:01Congratulations on this.
14:05Drop Dead went to number one.
14:08You became the first artist in history to debut their first three lead singles at number one.
14:13Congratulations.
14:14That's what I'm talking about.
14:15What are you talking about?
14:17How fun!
14:19I'm a very lucky girl.
14:20Thank you so much for having me on the show.
14:22I love coming.
14:22Oh, please.
14:23Now, you said that the song is the first chapter to your new album.
14:27What is it setting up?
14:28Yeah.
14:29I mean, the song is basically about a really awesome first date.
14:31And so I always kind of knew that I wanted to be the first step in the journey of You
14:35Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl, So In Love.
14:36So I just, the journey definitely, like, ebbs and flows and goes in lots of different places from here.
14:40But this is, like, the first chapter.
14:42Your first two albums were Sour and Guts.
14:46Did you, were you tempted to have this be a four-letter album?
14:49You know what?
14:49I always knew it wasn't going to be four letters.
14:52Yeah, right?
14:52I just think I wanted to just break out.
14:53You wanted to be stuck.
14:54Yeah, I didn't want to be stuck in it.
14:55But, yeah.
14:56I love the title of the album.
14:58You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
15:00Yeah.
15:01It's beautiful.
15:02Yeah.
15:02I knew that I wanted this record to be about romantic love in more of a positive sense
15:07because I think my last two, obviously, were a little heartbroken and angsty, as they should
15:10be.
15:11And so I knew I wanted to write some, like, kind of love songs.
15:13But I also wanted to inject them with a little bit of sadness and longing and, you know,
15:18melancholy.
15:19Because those are all of my favorite love songs.
15:20What are your favorite sad love songs?
15:22Ooh, like Love Song by The Cure or video games by Lana Del Rey.
15:27Ooh.
15:28What are yours, Dumi?
15:30God, I mean, I listen to nothing but sad love songs.
15:35I love all of them.
15:36My friend and I, I got this Bee Gees box set when I was in high school and I split
15:41it with
15:41my dad.
15:43So he played Half-I-Pair, we had the three CD set, and we would just get together and
15:47listen to sad songs, me and my best friend, in high school, and just every and harmonize
15:52with the Bee Gees.
15:52Oh, my God, that's amazing.
15:53Yeah.
15:54I love that image.
15:55Yeah, which kind of led to probably me doing the Barry Give Talk show, but that's, it
15:58all happens.
16:00There's inspiration everywhere.
16:01Yeah, no, no, no.
16:02I heard there's a song on this record that's inspired by Miranda and Steve from Sex and
16:05the City.
16:06There's actually multiple songs that are inspired by Miranda and Steve.
16:09Miranda!
16:10Yeah.
16:10Miranda!
16:11Miranda!
16:12Miranda!
16:14Well, he loved Miranda and Steve.
16:15I know.
16:16Why?
16:16How were they?
16:18How?
16:19Yeah.
16:19It's my favorite show.
16:21I love Sex and the City.
16:21I think I've watched, like, every episode maybe three times, but there's this, um, like,
16:25when Miranda and Steve are getting back together, she's crying.
16:27She's like, Steve, anytime something funny happens, I just want to tell you.
16:30And I remember watching them and being like, oh, my God, I have to write a song about this.
16:32That's a great line.
16:34I know.
16:35Yeah.
16:35Uh, all right, good.
16:36So we do it.
16:37So we'll, next time you come, we'll decide which song was inspired by them.
16:40Uh, this morning you announced you're going on tour.
16:42Yeah.
16:42This is gigantic.
16:45Olivia, massive.
16:46Massive tour.
16:47Everyone's going nuts.
16:48It's called the Unraveled Tour.
16:50Yes.
16:50Do we know why yet, or will we find out?
16:52We'll find out soon.
16:53We'll find out soon.
16:53I can't give too much away, but I'm really excited.
16:55I've been working so hard on it, and I'm just, like, so stoked to play these songs live.
16:58The ticket presale starts on May 5th.
17:01Tickets go on sale May 7th at OliviaRodrigo.com.
17:04Uh, this weekend we get to see you perform on SNL, host, and musical guest.
17:09I'm so happy because, uh, Vampire is one of my favorite performances when you did that
17:13live on SNL.
17:15You were just amazing.
17:16But now you want to do Double Duty.
17:17Yeah, I'm so, so excited.
17:19It's always been a huge dream of mine, and so I'm so grateful that Lauren let me do it,
17:23and just, like, getting to be there with all of the funniest people on the planet,
17:27and just, like, having fun, and just, like, making jokes all day.
17:30It's literally a dream, and I'm just so honored.
17:32We heard the buzz already.
17:33Everyone's, like, loving you upstairs.
17:34They're, like, she's the greatest.
17:36Do you have any tips for me, Jimmy?
17:37Ah, enjoy it, obviously.
17:39But, uh, no, I always feel like the end of SNL, at the end, when you're saying good nights
17:42and you're hugging, that was always hit me.
17:45That was sad, a sad love story for me, because, uh, you can't go back.
17:49You can't do it twice.
17:50You can't do it again.
17:51That's the last time you're ever going to do that sketch.
17:53And, like, you feel like you want to do it one more time, but you don't have that any more
17:57time.
17:57That's it.
17:58That show is it, and it's, like, done, but you're, like, we don't know all the lines.
18:01We have the costumes.
18:02We have the wardrobe.
18:03Right.
18:03You're, like, nope, this is it.
18:04Enjoy it.
18:05Be present.
18:05Live in the moment.
18:06It's perfect the way it is.
18:08Yeah.
18:08Yeah, and you're going to crush it.
18:09You know, it's going to be great.
18:11You actually, uh, got left a note, I heard, from...
18:14Oh, my gosh, yes, I did.
18:15This morning, like, literally an hour ago.
18:17I was, I love Jack White.
18:19He is, like, my hero.
18:20Who does not love Jack White is the best.
18:23He's rock and roll.
18:25He is badass.
18:26I love him.
18:27Wonderful person.
18:28Always stands up for what's right.
18:29He really does.
18:30I totally agree with you.
18:31Um, but I was, like, on the phone with him the other day.
18:33I was, like, oh, my God, I'm going to, you know, host SNL.
18:35He's, like, I'm going to leave a note in your dressing room.
18:36I was, like, ha-ha, okay, funny, like, I feel like I've maybe said that to someone, too,
18:40and, like, never done it.
18:41And, uh, he sent me a text.
18:43He's, like, look up.
18:45Like, keep your head up.
18:46You're going to find something.
18:47I was tearing apart the SNL dressing room.
18:50I was, like, taking the ceiling tiles off.
18:51I was, like, you left me something in here.
18:53We actually have video of you finding Jack White's note in the dressing room.
18:56Take a look.
18:57Take a look.
18:58No, she not.
18:58Please.
19:00Hey.
19:02Take SNL.
19:03No, no, no.
19:05Can you find it?
19:06Oh!
19:06Oh, my God!
19:12Oh.
19:18Isn't that sweet?
19:20Isn't that sweet?
19:21He's the best.
19:22Yeah, he's the best.
19:23That's my little, like, good luck charm.
19:25And can you tell us what you will be performing on Saturday Night Live?
19:27Yeah, I'm going to be singing Drop Dead and then a brand new one that no one has heard.
19:31Yes!
19:33Cannot wait for that.
19:34I know you have to get back up to SNL.
19:36Thank you for so much for coming by.
19:37We love you so much.
19:38Olivia Rodrigo, everyone.
19:39See you on SNL this weekend.
19:41And her album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl, So in Love, is out June 12th.
19:46We'll be right back with more of tonight's show, everybody.
19:49Breaking records!
19:50Breaking records!
19:51Big beer brothers ended on a serious trip, in the back, in a black trench.
20:04Our next guest is an Emmy-winning writer, actor, and producer who created and stars in the
20:09new series, Half-Man, which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.
20:15Please welcome Richard Gad!
20:25Come on!
20:26That's what I'm talking about!
20:28Come on, now!
20:32Hi, my friend.
20:33Welcome back to the show.
20:35Oh, thank you.
20:36Thanks for having me.
20:36It's great to see you again.
20:37Last time you were here, we were talking about Baby Reindeer, which is your show and your
20:42creation, and it was just starting to get buzz, and then everyone was talking about it.
20:46And now I can say proudly, you are a three-time Emmy winner, Richard Gad.
20:52That's what I'm talking about.
20:54Come on!
20:56That's quite a suggestive picture you've got there.
20:58Yes, you in the kilt there spread out.
21:01Quite a lot of knee.
21:02Yes, a lot of you, yeah.
21:04This is a pretty good album cover, by the way.
21:06This is pretty good if you ever want to release an album.
21:07Keep that one in mind.
21:08Why not, yeah.
21:10Last time you came on the show to talk about Baby Reindeer, I know we had, I think,
21:14Ariana Grande and Ron Howard here, and they all came up to you, and they were like,
21:18we love the show, Richard Boe, and you were like, I can't believe Ariana Grande knows
21:22the show.
21:23Yeah, I mean, I think she said she'd watched it about four times, which I couldn't actually
21:28believe.
21:29It was crazy.
21:29Does it freak you out?
21:31It's mad.
21:31I mean, the thing that just surprises me is just how many people have watched it.
21:35I think within the first eight weeks, over 80 million people watched the show.
21:39Yes.
21:39And I sort of...
21:41Amazing.
21:42I mean, it's crazy.
21:43And then it means that pretty much everywhere I go, I get recognized to some degree, and that
21:48was just such an overnight sort of thing.
21:50The amount of people, like, I remember even, funnily enough, at the Emmys, I remember seeing
21:54so many of my heroes, like, I'm a big fan of Steve Martin, and I went up to, I thought,
21:57maybe I should leave him be, I don't want to pestering me, Steve Martin.
22:00And I remember going up to him and saying, hey, hey, could I get a photo, is that right?
22:04And he said, only if I can get one, too.
22:06And I'd grown up watching this guy, like, you know.
22:09I mean, he's the best, Steve Martin.
22:11And not only are you creating giant television shows and winning awards, but I know you're
22:15a huge soccer fan.
22:16Oh, yes.
22:17Or football, what you call it.
22:19Yes, yes, yes.
22:20Oh, football, football.
22:21Football, of course, yeah.
22:21Are you excited about the World Cup coming up?
22:23Oh, yeah, I'm excited.
22:24You know, it's funny, because I've been...
22:26I surprised my dad for Christmas, right?
22:28You won't believe this.
22:29I surprised my dad for Christmas with, like, all the flights and all, like, I treated him
22:33like, I'm going to take you to the World Cup.
22:34And I still, if you can believe it, haven't managed to get any tickets.
22:37That's how...
22:38Yeah, so almost, like, I have to take the Christmas present back at this point.
22:41But isn't that the Christmas...
22:42Yeah, yeah, yeah.
22:42What else do you want, Dad?
22:43Yeah, I can't get...
22:44It's tough to get tickets.
22:45It's tough.
22:46It's unbelievable.
22:46And because Scotland haven't been there since 1998...
22:49Well, that's you.
22:49You're Scottish.
22:50Yeah, yeah.
22:51Like, they're the most in-demand tickets.
22:53But you've got to find a way.
22:54Yeah, I've got to find a way.
22:54Come to Jersey.
22:55You can stay at my house.
22:56Yeah.
22:57Deal.
22:57You're welcome.
22:58Yeah.
22:58Well, at least your dad can stay.
23:00Yeah, yeah.
23:01Whatever.
23:01Yeah, we'll take care of your dad.
23:02Sleep on the porch outside.
23:03Yeah, yeah, no problem.
23:04Let's talk about your new show, Half Man.
23:07It premiered last week.
23:08It's getting rave reviews.
23:10Just quickly, if you want to plug your ears.
23:11Half Man is Richard Gad's outstanding return to TV.
23:14Riveting and profound, says Variety.
23:16Half Man is the best show of 2026.
23:19An appointment TV at its finest, says Digital Spy.
23:22And then New York Post, they say Half Man should sweep the Emmys.
23:26Come on, brother.
23:27That's what I'm talking about.
23:30Congratulations.
23:31Oh, thank you so much.
23:32Uh, how do we, how do we set up the show?
23:35It starts kind of between an intense scene between two brothers.
23:39Yeah.
23:40It's kind of about men and sort of male repression, male violence.
23:43We meet, me and Jamie Bell, the fantastic Jamie Bell.
23:46We, we, we meet us in a very odd situation in the present day.
23:50And we flash back to, all the way to 1980s Scotland.
23:54And where we see all the kind of learned behaviors and prejudices that these characters soak up.
23:58We're just going to make them kind of broken males in the present.
24:00It's an exploration of, of sort of male repression and masculinity.
24:04Uh, and I want to show everyone a clip of this.
24:06Here's Richard Gad in Half Man.
24:07Take a look at this.
24:27Oh, no.
24:30Oh, no.
24:35Come here.
24:38I am proud of you.
24:46Yeah.
24:48You know that.
24:52Richard Gad in Half Man airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.
24:59We'll be right back with the crew from NASA's Artemis 2.
25:02Stick around.
25:03Check it out.
25:04That's a wild fact.
25:05State of the art.
25:06Caffeine.
25:07Open your head like omniverse screen.
25:09Not the average savage or cursed queen.
25:19Our next guests are the astronauts behind NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission, who just successfully
25:26traveled the farthest distance humans have ever gone from Earth.
25:30Please welcome mission specialist Christina Cooke, commander Reed Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover,
25:36and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.
25:38And I want to show you what I'm talking about.
25:48I want to show you what I'm talking about.
26:06I want to show you what I'm talking about.
26:32Happy birthday.
26:38Happy.
26:39Can't think of a better way to spend it.
26:40Oh, yeah.
26:41Good.
26:41I'm so happy you're all here.
26:43I'm sure you had so many emotions during this mission.
26:47I was going to ask you, when were you the most nervous?
26:51Was it takeoff?
26:53Was it landing?
26:54About 30 seconds ago.
26:56Yeah.
26:57Could be that as well.
26:58I mean, you know, launch.
26:59People think of launch because they see the rocket.
27:01But it's actually, for us, re-entry way wilder of a ride.
27:06What?
27:06Yes.
27:07Really?
27:08Coming back to a planet is no joke.
27:11You might think, let's land the plane.
27:14No.
27:14It is nothing like that.
27:15You know, you're taking off and it's just a little rumble.
27:18You don't see anything.
27:19You're looking around your friends.
27:20You don't hear the explosions?
27:21Not so much.
27:22Now, on re-entry.
27:24Yes.
27:24Exactly.
27:25You come back.
27:26Because it's loud when it's here.
27:27It is.
27:28But in there, not so much.
27:30Not so much.
27:30You come back.
27:31You are a literal plasma ball.
27:33And you see the fire outside every single window.
27:36And then you're like, so I'm in the flames.
27:39Right.
27:41We are the fire.
27:42Really?
27:42Right there.
27:43Right there.
27:43And are you, is it hot?
27:45Clearly not, right?
27:46It gets a little warm.
27:47It does.
27:47It actually does.
27:49Really?
27:49And we have to set the stage.
27:50Like you're, you're coming.
27:51We're watching the altimeter click down.
27:53You're going six miles a second.
27:57Six miles a second?
27:58Thirty-nine times the speed of sound.
28:00Six miles a second.
28:01We're hitting the atmosphere.
28:02Are you hearing clicks?
28:02Are you hearing something?
28:03No, but we're like talking about it.
28:05And you're watching that number click down.
28:06But you don't really feel that speed until you hit the atmosphere.
28:10And then you start to slow down.
28:11Uh, Reid, uh, you have, uh, took one of the coolest pictures I could even imagine.
28:16Uh, it's you looking at Earth.
28:19Um, it seems unreal.
28:22It's incredibly emotional.
28:24But the, about five seconds before that photo was taken, I was looking at Christina,
28:28and she was taking a selfie out the window.
28:29I was like, what are you doing?
28:30She's like, I think you should come here and look at this.
28:32And I popped my head in the window next to her, and that's the view.
28:35I mean, that's, that's all of our planet right there.
28:38And, uh, we were lucky to have some phones with us and able to take those pictures.
28:42We were talking about the feelings, you know, of launch and entry, but those feelings are impressive.
28:46And I mean, they get your attention.
28:48But the thing that is hard to understand is we're constantly going away from or back to the planet.
28:52So it's changing the whole mission and the view.
28:55That is really what gets you.
28:56We would be eating or washing up, getting ready for bed or something.
28:59And you look out the window and you just see that Earth out there.
29:02And it was so amazing to see.
29:03Well, you got to see the dark side of the moon.
29:06I mean, you really, to the far side of the moon.
29:09What did it feel like when you were, when did you first kind of see it?
29:12And you go, guys, we're seeing it.
29:13We're seeing something that no one's seen.
29:15Yeah, it actually happened earlier than we thought.
29:18A couple of days before we looked at the moon and we're like, wow, that looks weird.
29:21It's because of the angle we had, we were now seeing parts of the far side from a distance.
29:26And we all glued to the windows just to check that out.
29:29Reed, you had a very special moment where you named a crater in honor of your late wife Carol.
29:36It was an incredibly moving gesture.
29:39Did you always, was that the plan?
29:41That was definitely not the plan.
29:43But when you're flying in space with three of the greatest humans you could ever fly in space with,
29:47Christina came up with that idea.
29:49And at Kennedy Space Center before we launched, Jeremy asked me if that was something that we should do as
29:54a crew.
29:55That was a crew decision.
29:57And Jeremy gave one of the most moving speeches.
29:59And that moment was a great honor for my kids.
30:01My kids were in mission control, Ellie and Katie, when that happened.
30:04And they didn't know anything about it.
30:05It's deeply moving for them.
30:07But also for the four of us, that kind of solidified us as a crew.
30:11Like we are, we are bonded forever.
30:19I have to ask you, how big is it and how, or how small is it?
30:22I heard it's like the size of maybe two minivans, which is a weird comparison.
30:26But are we talking about the spacecraft?
30:28That's being a little gracious.
30:29Two minivans.
30:31Two minivans being gracious?
30:32Maybe one.
30:34Like, could you show me?
30:35One of them.
30:36What it would look like.
30:36Very full.
30:37Would you guys want to?
30:38Yeah, yeah.
30:39But, but Jimmy, you have to, you have to be a part of this.
30:41I'm part of the mission.
30:42You really have to physicalize this.
30:43So can you?
30:44And if you're not touching, it doesn't, it's not like being in Orion.
30:47Okay, that's great.
30:47So yeah, you get in there.
30:48Okay, you stand right there.
30:50All right.
30:51So just go ahead and work for the next 12 hours.
30:54We'll get very busy.
30:55No.
30:55This is not.
30:56Oh, by the way.
30:56We have to like physically be touching at all times.
30:59What you need is right here.
31:00I need to get some water.
31:01Hey, Christina.
31:02Yeah, okay.
31:03Is that your water?
31:04There you go.
31:04That is mine.
31:06Something's flying.
31:07Something's flying.
31:10That's exactly what it feels like.
31:12No way.
31:14100% of the time.
31:15And you were all patient with each other?
31:17We were.
31:18You were patient.
31:19Yeah.
31:20Yeah, you spent 10 days together like that.
31:22Yeah.
31:22We didn't have had no choice.
31:23Yeah.
31:23You really did.
31:24After three years of training together, a lot.
31:27Yeah.
31:27I'll say, I do think we kind of surprised ourself.
31:30Late in the mission, we were like, we gave each other a lot of grace.
31:32A lot of grace.
31:33Good for you.
31:34Yeah.
31:34You're the cast of friends.
31:35You're the roommates together.
31:38And I thought it'd be kind of fun if we maybe played a game.
31:40Let's play a game of how well you get to know each other.
31:42This is a game called Space Mates.
31:44Here we go.
31:46Space Mates!
31:48Here we go.
31:49So you all get these boards right here.
31:53Okay.
31:53And I'm going to read a question and you'll write down who do you think the answer is.
31:57And you're going to try to match or just see.
31:59I just want to see who matches, who has a story about it.
32:02Okay.
32:03And how well you guys know each other.
32:05Here's the first question.
32:06No cheating.
32:07No looking.
32:08Who did the coolest space tricks?
32:11I know someone had to do a flip or a thing.
32:14I remember seeing a jar of Nutella floating around at one point.
32:19Okay.
32:20Reveal your answer.
32:21One.
32:22Two.
32:23Three.
32:25Whoa!
32:25They're all different.
32:26What?
32:27Jeremy, Jeremy.
32:29Two Jeremys.
32:30Two Jeremys.
32:31Victor and a Reed.
32:33All right.
32:33So I think Jeremy.
32:35I actually, I didn't see it in real life, but I saw it on Instagram when I got back and
32:40someone showed me and Victor's just doing this like little twirly thing through the cabin.
32:43I'm like, I must've been in the, in the washroom.
32:45I don't even remember that, but I saw Reed film Jeremy doing some spinning and I was impressed.
32:52I was like, I should've got that on camera.
32:53I wrote Jeremy because you were a rookie and we got to be there when you went to the bathroom
32:58for the first time in space.
32:59I was like, no, no, no.
33:03We'll cut that out.
33:04We'll cut that out.
33:05Don't embarrass me.
33:06That's so funny.
33:07True.
33:08Okay.
33:08All right.
33:08How about this one?
33:09Whose hair looked best in space?
33:12Oh, that's easy.
33:15I'm sorry about that.
33:17I'm sorry.
33:18I'm sorry.
33:19I didn't even think.
33:23Okay.
33:26This is a, this is, this question is kind of a bust.
33:28I think everyone should probably have, hopefully have this.
33:30I might even write the answer down.
33:32Yeah.
33:34All right.
33:34On three, two, one.
33:36Victor.
33:37Yeah.
33:44Consistent.
33:45Yeah.
33:45You know what I thought, James?
33:47All right.
33:47Yeah.
33:47James knows what's up.
33:49Yeah.
33:49That's good.
33:50Yeah.
33:50All right.
33:50Very good.
33:51Very good.
33:51Consistent.
33:52I can't believe you're running for yourself.
33:54For this last one, how about this?
33:57For this last one, if, if two of you match with the right answers, since our logo, the
34:02Tonight Show logo is the moon, that's why I'm so psyched you're here.
34:05If you have two, two of the correct answers, everyone here will go home with a pint of Ben
34:10and Jerry's Tonight Dough ice cream.
34:12Oh!
34:13That question's on.
34:16That question's on you guys.
34:18That question's on you guys.
34:19All right.
34:21Here's the question.
34:25That question.
34:27Who?
34:30Who?
34:32Who missed Earth the most?
34:36Ooh.
34:41I can't cheat.
34:42I can't cheat.
34:49All right.
34:50Are you ready for your answers?
34:52On the count of three.
34:54One, two, three.
35:03That's perfect!
35:04That's perfect!
35:06That is perfect!
35:08Everyone goes home with good ice cream!
35:11Oh!
35:12I was wondering, since you guys are great space mates, do you guys mind autographing my copy
35:19of Dark Side of the Moon, one of the greatest albums from Pink Floyd?
35:22Would you mind autographing this for me?
35:24Sure.
35:25Thank you so much.
35:26Oh, my gosh.
35:27I am honored to have you here.
35:29The crew of NASA's Artemis II moon mission!
35:32We'll be right back with more Tonight Show!
35:36Come on back, everybody!
35:43Yeah.
35:54Performing the title track to his new album, Indigo Park, please welcome Bruce Gornsby and the Noisemakers.
40:51You
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