"My palms are sweating": Artemis II astronaut gets “chills” recalling 40 minutes of solitude behind the Moon
During one of the most profound moments of the Artemis II mission, the crew experienced nearly 40 minutes of complete isolation—no communication with Earth, just the spacecraft, the Moon, and each other. The sight of Earth eclipsing behind the Moon left them in awe. Despite the pressure to record everything, they paused briefly to share maple cookies before returning to critical scientific work.
