Artemis crew tells kids, moon flight was "the best roller coaster ride"
The Artemis II crew described their return to Earth as an exhilarating experience, comparing the reentry to a roller coaster ride during a CBS Mornings town hall with students. Astronauts Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch shared vivid details about the visual and physical sensations of reentry and readjusting to gravity after nine days in space. The mission, which took the crew around the moon and farther from Earth than any humans before, concluded with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.
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CBS Mornings Artemis crew tells kids at town hall, moon flight was "the best roller coaster ride you've ever been on" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-mornings.jpg'); } By Sarah Lynch Baldwin Sarah Lynch Baldwin Deputy Managing Editor Sarah Lynch Baldwin is a deputy managing editor of CBSNews.com. She helps lead national and breaking news coverage and shapes editorial workflows. Read Full Bio Sarah Lynch Baldwin May 1, 2026 / 8:08 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Artemis astronaut Jeremy Hansen described the crew's recent return to Earth as "the best roller coaster ride you've ever been on.""For the landing, it's like all the sights, all the feels," Hansen said Friday at a "CBS Mornings" town hall, "Artemis II: A Celebration of…
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