Share to ClassroomAstronauts Return After Moon Trip
Four astronauts landed safely in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after flying around the Moon for ten days. It was the first time people had gone to the Moon in more than fifty years. The crew Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen from Canada flew 252,000 miles from Earth in their Orion spacecraft, farther than anyone had traveled before.
After returning home, the astronauts talked about how the trip changed them. Wiseman said he saw a solar eclipse the Sun going behind the Moon from far away in space, and the experience made him cry. The crew also lost contact with Earth for forty minutes when they flew behind the Moon. Koch said her husband told her the mission had brought people together, and she became very emotional.
NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) plans to send more astronauts to the Moon in 2028 and build a base there. The mission set important records: Glover became the first Black astronaut in deep space, Koch the first woman, and Hansen the first Canadian. The crew hopes their journey will inspire young people around the world.
