A moment of absolute elation, thunderous applause when the Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean
about 80 kilometers away from here, right off the coast of San Diego in California
Hundreds of families at the Air and Space Museum here in San Diego witnessing history
welcoming back the four astronauts who went farther than any other human before in the history of space exploration
Back when the moon landing, the Apollos, I mean, I saw all of that and this again
And I mean, the crowd here is magnificent. Most of these people here have probably never even seen the Apollos land
So again, it's just a great piece of American history. You know, even since I've been born, certainly since he's been born
we haven't been back to the moon and just getting to witness history like that is just so amazing
So cool that there is a woman in space right now. And it's just proof really that girls can go anywhere
And so I wanted her to be here as part of it. She might not remember it, but I will
This may not have been the return of the man on the moon just yet, but this story of Artemis II has certainly inspired a whole new generation of space watchers
All eyes now in Artemis III, next year in Artemis IV, with a planned lunar landing in 2028