Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman has revealed that he broke down in tears upon seeing a Christian cross after returning from the moon mission. The astronaut, who describes himself as “not really a religious person”, shared the emotional moment during a press conference.
Wiseman recounted that after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, he asked to see the chaplain of the Navy vessel that picked up the crew. “When that man walked in, I'd never met him before in my life. But I saw the cross on his collar, and I just broke down in tears,” he said.
The commander explained that the sight of the cross helped him fully grasp the magnitude of their journey. “It's very hard to fully grasp what we just went through,” he added, highlighting the profound emotional impact of the historic mission around the moon.
