Artemis II astronauts join "CBS Mornings" for a special live hour Friday
For 10 days, we tracked four astronauts on an epic moon mission, holding our breaths as they launched, listening along to their wake-up songs, celebrating as they broke a record and watching the emotional moment that they named a crater for their commander's late wife.
Now the Artemis II crew is joining "CBS Mornings" Earth-side for a special live town hall.
"Artemis II: A Celebration of Heroes," moderated by "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King and "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil, aired from 7:30a-8:30a ET/PT on Friday, May 1, featuring special guests and a few surprises.
The crew — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — appeared before an audience of the next generation of space explorers to take questions from students.
Jack, the viral 5-year-old aspiring astronaut from Atlanta who spoke with CBS News during coverage of the launch, takes part and gets a special surprise.
The town hall also features appearances by the award-winning director of "Apollo 13," Ron Howard, and Bill Nye, "The Science Guy," who is chief ambassador of The Planetary Society.
Watch the full episode, "Things That Matter: A Town Hall with the Artemis Astronauts," here. Or watch it on demand on the CBS News YouTube channel and Paramount+.
