"The crew radioed NASA to announce new names for two recently discovered craters on the moon. The first one was named Integrity after the crew's space capsule. However, the second name was a lot more special."
"A number of years ago, we started this journey in our close-knit astronaut family, and we lost a loved one. And there is a feature in a really neat place on the moon... we will be able to see this from Earth."
The Artemis II mission, launched on April 1, is taking astronauts further into space than ever before, including a close pass of the moon. Scheduled to return on April 11, the crew has been sharing wholesome content reminiscent of earlier internet days. A poignant moment occurred on April 6 when the crew named two lunar craters, one of which was named after the late wife of astronaut Reid Wiseman, honoring her memory in a special way visible from Earth.
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