"We came in fast, and we came in hot," Artemis II mission commander Reid Wiseman told reporters in the crew's first press conference since returning to Earth.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts splashed back down to Earth less than a week ago, and already, the four crew members are reflecting on the magnitude of their achievement—the first human mission to the

The four crew members gave their first press conference since they splashed down nearly a week ago, and emphasised hope and unity.

After swinging around the moon on a journey through space, a NASA crew of four astronauts is slated to return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening, capping the historic lunar return by the US.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed Saturday that the announcement of the Artemis III mission crew is on the horizon, delivering the news at Ellington Field at Johnson Space Center in Houston