Artemis II crew reveal the 1st food they ate after splashing down on Earth

Key Points:

• The Artemis II crew, consisting of astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen, revealed their first snack upon returning to Earth was peanut M&M’s, shared while waiting for rescue after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
• During their 10-day mission covering over 252,000 miles, the astronauts enjoyed a variety of foods including tortillas, nuts, barbecue beef brisket, and macaroni and cheese, and shared a memorable moment eating the same meals as the International Space Station crew.
• The astronauts described the emotional impact of seeing Earth from deep space, nicknaming it “Tiny Earth” due to its small appearance from millions of miles away, and highlighted the strong bond formed among the crew during the cramped mission.
• A significant moment for the crew was naming a moon crater after Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll, which was a touching and unifying decision made during the mission and deeply meaningful for Wiseman’s family.
• Artemis II marked a historic milestone by testing NASA’s deep-space systems, orbiting the moon, capturing rare images of its far side, and setting the stage for future human lunar exploration and longer-term missions.