"The zero-gravity hair, the playing with the microphone when they're on a call with the President, and the wake-up music that Nasa pipes into their module every orbital morning: a cookie-cutter selection of feelgood choons from Chappell Roan to CeeLo Green."
"The sound is now known to have been the call-sign of our nearest alien neighbours, the Vum-Jums of planet A4863F. Alas, I jest that was not the case."
"Imagine being Apollo 10's astronauts, out of range of the Earth's electromagnetic embrace, hearing those sounds at the very moment when you're most vulnerable and most cosmically lonely."
"These weren't space sounds because there are no space sounds that are humanly audible out there in the cosmos. Without a planet-like atmosphere, there is nothing to make sound waves resonate."
The Artemis II mission features astronauts experiencing everyday moments like zero-gravity hair and wake-up music. Unlike Apollo 10, which encountered unexplained sounds during their mission, Artemis II has not reported similar phenomena. Apollo 10's unsettling sounds were later attributed to radio interference, highlighting the isolation felt by astronauts in deep space. In contrast, Artemis II astronauts remain connected to Earth through routine interactions, emphasizing the human experience in space exploration amidst the vast emptiness of the cosmos.
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