""I'm actually getting chills right now just thinking about it. My palms are sweating. But it is amazing to watch your home planet disappear behind the Moon. You can see the atmosphere. You could actually see the terrain on the Moon projected across the Earth as the Earth was eclipsing behind the Moon. It was just an unbelievable sight, and then it was gone. It was out of sight.""
""We took about three or four minutes, just as a crew, to really reflect on where we were, and then it was right back into the science. We still haven't even begun to reflect on this mission. We had a little bit of a light work day yesterday, and we were starting to journal and reflect a little bit. And there's a lot that our brains have to process. Human minds should not go through what these just went through, and it is a true gift.""
The astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft are nearing the end of their nine-day mission, reflecting on their experiences flying beyond the Moon. Commander Reid Wiseman described the emotional moment of seeing Earth disappear behind the Moon. The crew faced a 40-minute radio blackout while capturing images and sharing cookies. Wiseman noted the need for reflection on their mission, emphasizing the mental processing required after such an extraordinary experience. The mission marks a significant achievement in human space exploration.
Read at Ars Technica
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