Jeremy Clarkson has amused fans with a series of bizarre social media posts about NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which launched on Wednesday night. The Clarkson's Farm star took to Instagram to share two posts that left followers in hysterics.
In his first post, Clarkson captioned a photo: "Thought we’d seen the rocket launch. Now think it may be Venus." Fans responded with witty comments, including one who suggested "Or your camera has a hot dead pixel" and another who joked "It’s Santa checking everyone’s behaving." A third fan quipped: "Just here for the Uranus jokes."
Minutes later, Clarkson posted again with the caption: "We’ve seen another rocket." This prompted further amusement, with one fan asking: "Jeremy do you have your glasses on??" and another writing: "Are you drunk Clarkson?"
The Artemis 2 mission marks humanity's first lunar voyage in 53 years, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule. The crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
NASA reported a brief issue with the flight termination system before the launch, but it was resolved just over an hour prior to liftoff. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending the crew into deep space.
The four astronauts will circle Earth for about 25 hours before heading toward the moon. The mission will conclude with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, where Navy recovery ships will be stationed off the coast of San Diego.
