NASA provided an update on the Artemis II astronauts Friday evening after the crew returned to Earth.
Rick Henfling, Artemis II entry flight director, said during a news conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston that the four astronauts are “happy and healthy.”
Henfling said Pilot Victor Glover had been sitting on the flight deck of the USS John P. Murtha recovery ship and was in “good spirits.”
“Everything we've been hearing from the surgeons is the flight crew is happy and healthy and ready to come home to Houston,” he said.
Now that the astronauts were back, Henfling shared what their first days on Earth would look like.
“The top priority is going to be to get them promptly back to their families here in Houston,” he said. “As far as the specifics, I'm sure each of the crew members has something special planned with their families, and that'll be the priority is for them to take some time and spend with their loved ones.”
NASA anticipates the astronauts will arrive in Houston between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. local time.
Posted by Michael Sinkewicz
