Who are the Artemis II astronauts heading to the Moon?
The crew, who are accomplished pilots, engineers and scientists, reveal their hopes, fears and family sacrifices.
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"Here's where the will is, here's where the trust documents are, and if anything happens to me, here's what's going to happen to you… That's part of this life."
— Reid Wiseman , Other
"The fact that it was a human behind that lens made that picture so much more profound and changed the way we thought of our own home."
— Christina Koch , Other
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