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Artemis II astronauts revealed what they were munching on as they waited for rescue forces to open the Orion Capsule's hatch after splashdown. The bag of candy was in Christina Koch's spacesuit pocket.
The Artemis II crew addressed on "CBS Mornings" the issues they had with the toilet during their historic spaceflight. Astronaut Victor Glover explained the toilet actually didn't fail, saying "it was the venting system that emptied the tank."
Ron Howard, director of "Apollo 13," which retells the dramatic true story of the aborted 1970 lunar mission, joins the Artemis II crew and "CBS Mornings" to discuss the recent mission.
Artemis II astronauts, speaking to an audience of students, took questions about teamwork, the most memorable moment they would like to experience again and the toughest decisions they had to make during the historic moon mission.
Jack, a 5-year-old aspiring astronaut, talks to "CBS Mornings" about watching the Artemis II launch in person in Florida.
Artemis II astronauts joined "CBS Mornings" for a town hall, "Artemis II: A Celebration of Heroes." They described the moments before liftoff and splashdown, and the funny moment just after coming back to Earth that prompted "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King to say, "astronauts, they're just like us."
Commander Reid Wiseman revealed the most difficult decision the crew had to make while in space on the Artemis II mission. Wiseman described a "dramatic and important warning" that came on in the middle of the night.
When asked what was his favorite thing about gravity that he missed while in space, Artemis astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen laughingly said "nothing" and added while microgravity is harder in some aspects "it's just so worth it."
Artemis astronaut Christina Koch said "teamwork is 100% everything" when it comes to the success of the moon mission. She called out her teammates "on the ground" as the "real heroes."
Astronaut Victor Glover said one moment he wishes everyone could experience from the Artemis mission is seeing "all of Earth in one glance."
