Six days after their historic return from the Artemis II mission, the four astronauts—Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—held a press conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. They described their nearly 10-day journey around the Moon as both a technical achievement and a profound human experience. Commander Wiseman praised his teammates for their collaboration, stating, 'We are bonded forever.' The mission set a new record for the farthest distance traveled by humans in space since the Apollo era, reaching 252,756 miles from Earth. Wiseman noted the unexpected global support and pride in the mission, aiming to unite people worldwide. Astronaut Koch expressed her emotional reaction to the mission's impact, while Glover shared the shared achievement of humanity. The crew also recounted the intense re-entry experience, comparing it to diving off a skyscraper. Despite minor technical issues, including a malfunctioning toilet system, the astronauts were deeply moved by the beauty of Earth viewed from space, with Wiseman recalling tears during a solar eclipse witnessed from lunar distance, describing it as 'otherworldly.'