Reid Wiseman

Artemis II Commander Says Three-Minute Moon Pass Felt Like Being Lost in Space Forever

NASA’s Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman has described a brief but intense moment of fear during the mission’s lunar flyby, saying the crew felt as if they might never make it home. The account underscores both the psychological strain of deep-space travel and the operational stakes of NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission, which is designed to return humans to the Moon and prepare for future exploration beyond it.