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Reid Wiseman, astronauta de Artemis II: ‘No soy una persona religiosa… pedí ver a un sacerdote… vi la cruz en su cuello y me eché a llorar’

El comandante describió un impacto emocional profundo y la dificultad de asimilar lo vivido en el espacio profundo

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, gives NASA Flight Surgeon Richard Scheuring a hug next to a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after he and fellow crewmates NASA Astronauts Victor Glover,  Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA’s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Reid Wiseman abraza al médico de vuelo de la NASA tras el rescate en el Pacífico, luego de la misión Artemis II. Bill Ingalls
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, gives NASA Flight Surgeon Richard Scheuring a hug next to a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after he and fellow crewmates NASA Astronauts Victor Glover,  Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA’s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Reid Wiseman abraza al médico de vuelo de la NASA tras el rescate en el Pacífico, luego de la misión Artemis II. (Bill Ingalls/NASA)

El comandante de Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, reconoció que la experiencia de viajar alrededor de la Luna aún escapa a su comprensión plena, incluso días después de haber regresado a la Tierra.

“Es muy difícil comprender del todo lo que acabamos de vivir”, afirmó durante la primera conferencia posterior a la misión, realizada el 16 de abril en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la NASA. La declaración condensó el tono de una intervención marcada por el impacto emocional del viaje.

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