Updates from Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed moon mission in over 50 years, range from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-shares-first-photo-taken-from-far-side-of-moon">extraordinary</a> to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bright-spot-artemis-ii-crew-names-moon-feature-after-mission-commanders-late-wife">heartwarming</a>. Now, everyone following along at home has a way to feel a little closer to the brave crew embarking on a new era of space exploration: a morning playlist.
NASA shared a <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WO94bzZeuUun777vv6UJu?si=Nhmsvj9ZTMCW7zEJfTJ4pg&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=897c28d3abb04eda">link to the playlist</a> on Spotify yesterday, noting that the selections were picked by the astronauts and continue in a long tradition of playlists.
“Artemis II Wake-Up Songs” include: 
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Sleepyhead&#8221; by Young &amp; Sick</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Green Light (feat. André 3000)&#8221; by John Legend and André 3000</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;In a Daydream&#8221; by Freddy Jones Band</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Pink Pony Club&#8221; by Chappell Roan</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Working Class Heroes (Work)&#8221; by CeeLo Green</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Good Morning&#8221; by Mandisa and TobyMac</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Tokyo Drifting&#8221; by Glass Animals and Denzel Curry</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Under Pressure&#8221; by Queen and David Bowie</li>
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Artemis II began its 10-day moon mission on April 1 with a crew including commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. This mission took them further away from Earth than any manned spacecraft has gone before, reaching a maximum distance from Earth of 252,756 miles.
Colin Fries of the NASA History Division first <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wakeup-calls.pdf#:~:text=Use%20of%20music%20to%20awaken%20astronauts%20on,allowed%20outside%20interests%20to%20influence%20the%20process.">compiled a record</a> of NASA playlists in 2015, noting public interest in what the astronauts were listening to.
&#8220;There have always been inquiries about flown items and mission events as we all know, and those about wakeup calls and music played in space encompassed a steady stream (no pun intended)!&#8221; he wrote at the time.
Fries included a letter from NASA’s acting director in 1990, Lynn W. Heninger, to Congressman Robert H. Michel.
&#8220;Use of music to awaken astronauts on space missions dates back at least to the Apollo Program, when astronauts returning from the Moon were serenaded by their colleagues in mission control with lyrics from popular songs that seemed appropriate to the occasion,” Heninger wrote.
&#8220;The common element of all these selections is that they promote a sense of camaraderie and esprit de corps among the astronauts and ground support personnel. That, in fact, is the sole reason for having wake-up music; and it is the reason that NASA management has neither attempted to dictate its content nor allowed outside interests to influence the process.”
The Apollo 10 song list in 1969 included Tony Bennett’s &#8220;The Best Is Yet To Come&#8221; and Sinatra’s &#8220;It&#8217;s Nice to Go Trav&#8217;ling&#8221; and &#8220;Come Fly With Me.”
Several missions chose Dean Martin&#8217;s &#8220;Houston&#8221; for their last day in space, which includes the repeating lyric &#8220;Goin&#8217; back to Houston” and conveys a sense of longing for home and comfort. So far, NASA has not revealed the last day playlist for Artemis II.

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An apparently random occurrence aboard the Orion spacecraft quickly resulted in an &#8220;out of this world&#8221; ad campaign for the hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella.
During a video clip posted by the crew of the Artemis II lunar mission — just moments before they broke the record, set by Apollo 13, for distance traveled from earth — a jar of Nutella floated across the cabin, tumbling end over end as it prominently displayed the label.
&#8220;A jar of Nutella was seen floating through the Orion spacecraft approximately 4 minutes before the Artemis II crew made history as they passed the Apollo 13 distance record from 1970 of 248,655 miles from Earth on Monday,&#8221; CBS News captioned a short video of the moment.
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A jar of Nutella was seen floating through the Orion spacecraft approximately 4 minutes before the Artemis II crew made history as they passed the Apollo 13 distance record from 1970 of 248,655 miles from Earth on Monday. <a href="https://t.co/wqt680thQL">pic.twitter.com/wqt680thQL</a>
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Nutella quickly capitalized on what was being hailed across X as the best accidental product placement in history, sharing a video clip with the caption, &#8220;Honored to have traveled further than any spread in history. Taking spreading smiles to new heights.&#8221;
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Honored to have traveled further than any spread in history 🚀 Taking spreading smiles to new heights ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/vDUJMi1qbS">pic.twitter.com/vDUJMi1qbS</a>
— Nutella (@NutellaUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NutellaUSA/status/2041274623417795021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Bright, bold letters on the screen — as the jar flipped across the frame — read simply, &#8220;Nutella is out of this world.&#8221;
NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center got in on the joke, posting in <a href="https://x.com/NASAKennedy/status/2041285011467390990">response</a>, &#8220;Enjoying sweet treats while our Artemis crew takes sweet photos of the Moon!&#8221;
Hilton Hotels <a href="https://x.com/Hilton/status/2041314714194506195">posted</a>, &#8220;A suite touch to a historic journey.&#8221;
Ultrarunner Carilyn Johnson <a href="https://x.com/CarilynJohnson/status/2041303028196622436">suggested</a> a joint campaign with Moon Pies, saying, &#8220;There it is! We’ve been waiting. Now, consider a product mashup with @MoonPie. Their dialogue with NASA has been an absolute delight! And a Nutella Moon Pie sounds delish!&#8221;
The Moon Pies X account has been going back and forth with NASA since Artemis II launched, responding to photos of the <a href="https://x.com/MoonPie/status/2039482821392097425">rocket</a> and the <a href="https://x.com/MoonPie/status/2040082044361875607">earth</a> from space with comments like, &#8220;Please tell the moon how much we love her,&#8221; and, &#8220;Enough about Earth I wanna see that MOON.&#8221;

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The crew of Artemis II channeled the opening sequence from popular 1980s sitcom &#8220;Full House&#8221; — complete with theme song — in a video NASA shared via Instagram on Easter Sunday.
As anyone who has ever taken a long road trip knows, the challenge is always to find something to do to fill the long hours in between destinations. And in the downtime, amid their mission-oriented duties and amateur photographic exploits, the crew of Artemis II answered that challenge with gusto.
&#8220;Everywhere you look, everywhere you go — there’s the Artemis II crew,&#8221; NASA&#8217;s Instagram caption read. &#8220;These four astronauts are currently on their way to fly around the Moon in NASA’s Orion capsule, which is roughly comparable to two minivans. You could say it’s a full house!&#8221;
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Throughout the video — with &#8220;Full House&#8221; theme song &#8220;Everywhere you look&#8221; playing in the background, each of the crew members got a brief video introduction. Even the crew&#8217;s zero-gravity indicator — a ball nicknamed &#8220;Rise&#8221; — got a nod as they all hammed it up for the camera.
Opening on title &#8220;Full Capsule&#8221; and a shot of the crew all together, waving at the camera, the video quickly cut to individual introductions.
Reid Wiseman, Commander, got the first nod. Then came Victor Glover, Pilot; Christina Koch, Mission Specialist; Rise, zero-gravity indicator; and finally Jeremy Hansen, Mission Specialist.
&#8220;We were doing scenes from bad 80s sitcoms when they introduce the cast of characters, so that&#8217;s why we all did those,&#8221; mission Commander Reid Wiseman said with a laugh as the video ended. &#8220;And we are cracking up up here.&#8221;
The video caught the attention of &#8220;Full House&#8221; star John Stamos, who was clearly on board with the good-natured ribbing. &#8220;Bad 80&#8217;s sitcoms? Honored,&#8221; he posted in the comments.
Stamos then reposted the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWxR2FDDs_K/">video</a> from his own account, adding his own caption: &#8220;Honestly? If aliens make contact now, they’re gonna think our entire civilization is just hugs, life lessons, and Uncle Jesse fixing everything in 22 minutes.&#8221;

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Four days into the Artemis II space mission, the crew captured a stunning photo of the far side of the moon.
The image, which features the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-craters/the-explosive-history-of-orientale-basin/">Orientale Basin</a>, “marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes,” according to NASA.
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In this new image from our <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAArtemis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASAArtemis</a> II crew, you can see Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes. <a href="https://t.co/iqjod6gqgz">pic.twitter.com/iqjod6gqgz</a>
— NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/2040647522276802773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The photo of the moon was released just days after the crew of the Artemis II — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — shared spectacular images of Earth.
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These two images were taken by <a href="https://twitter.com/astro_reid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@astro_reid</a> only minutes apart. The stark difference is the result of camera settings. In the first, a longer shutter speed let in much more light from Earth, while the shorter shutter speed in the second emphasizes our planet&#8217;s nighttime glow. <a href="https://t.co/4H5gFymlcl">pic.twitter.com/4H5gFymlcl</a>
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While Artemis II will not touch down on the lunar surface, the mission lays the groundwork for more launches. Artemis III is scheduled to launch in 2027 and <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iii/">will test</a> “rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land astronauts on the Moon.” Artemis IV is scheduled to launch in 2028, and will finally bring mankind back to the surface of the moon after more than 50 years.
On Sunday, NASA posted a &#8220;last look&#8221; at Earth before the Artemis II crew reach the moon.
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One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon.
This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will reach their closest approach of the Moon tomorrow, April 6. <a href="https://t.co/z2NJUGWkKc">pic.twitter.com/z2NJUGWkKc</a>
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“Artemis II is a test flight, and the test has just begun. The team that built this vehicle, repaired it, and prepared it for flight has given our crew the machine they need to go prove what it can do,” <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/liftoff-nasa-launches-astronauts-on-historic-artemis-moon-mission/">said</a> NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya. “Over the next 10 days, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy will put Orion through its paces so the crews who follow them can go to the Moon’s surface with confidence. We are one mission into a long campaign, and the work ahead of us is greater than the work behind us.”
NASA’s long-term plan is to create a permanent American presence on the moon by building bases. Additionally, by the end of 2028, NASA is <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-unveils-initiatives-to-achieve-americas-national-space-policy/">scheduled to launch</a> the unmanned “Space Reactor‑1 Freedom, the first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft,&#8221; to Mars.

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Artemis II pilot Victor Glover delivered a powerful message of faith as he and his fellow astronauts traveled toward the moon, praising God&#8217;s creation ahead of the Easter holiday.
Glover, a devout Christian, said that traveling into space had given him a whole new perspective on his faith, the earth, and the universe — all of which God had made for his final creations: humans.
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Astronaut Victor Glover delivers beautiful Easter message from space, praises God’s creation.
“When I read the Bible and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us…”
“You&#8217;re on a spaceship called Earth that was created to give us a place to live in the universe,… <a href="https://t.co/OnABmW6Sz4">pic.twitter.com/OnABmW6Sz4</a>
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&#8220;As we are so far from earth and looking back at the beauty of creation, and I think the — for me, one of the really important personal perspectives that I have up here is I can really see earth as one thing,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, when I read the Bible and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us, who were created, it&#8217;s — you have this amazing place, this spaceship, you guys are talking to us because we&#8217;re in a spaceship really far from earth.&#8221;
Glover then flipped the analogy on its head, saying that in a way, earth itself was the &#8220;spaceship&#8221; from which all of humanity viewed the universe.
&#8220;You&#8217;re on a spaceship called Earth that was created to give us a place to live in the universe, in the cosmos,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Maybe the distance we are from you makes you think what we&#8217;re doing is special, but we&#8217;re the same distance from you, and I&#8217;m trying to tell you, just trust me, you are special.&#8221;
Glover concluded by pointing out that in all the vastness of the universe — most of which was defined more by the empty space than the physical objects that inhabit parts of it — humans had been given one small planet in one small solar system in one small galaxy, and had used that to create incredible things.
&#8220;In all of this emptiness, this is a whole bunch of nothing, this thing we call the universe, you have this oasis, this beautiful place that we get to exist together,&#8221; he added, as the other members of his crew nodded along. &#8220;So I think as we go into Easter Sunday thinking about all the cultures all around the world, whether you celebrate it or not, whether you believe in God or not, this is an opportunity for us to remember where we are, who we are, and that we are the same thing and we&#8217;ve gotta get through this together.&#8221;

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There are billion-dollar rockets, decades of engineering, and the full weight of American ambition behind Artemis II — and then there’s the toilet.
Within hours of launch, astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft ran into an issue with the capsule’s “Universal Waste Management System,” a compact, next-generation space toilet that reportedly cost more than $23 million to develop. Mission specialist Christina Koch flagged that a fan had jammed in the urine collection system, rendering half the toilet’s functionality unusable.
Engineers on the ground scrambled to troubleshoot while the crew fell back on contingency measures, including collapsible backup urinals not far removed from older, less glamorous eras of space travel.
“The toilet fan is reported to be jammed,” NASA spokesperson Gary Jordan said during live mission commentary, as engineers scrambled to diagnose the issue from the ground. Officials later clarified that while the system’s urine function was temporarily offline, “the fecal collection of the toilet … can still be used,” forcing astronauts to rely on backup measures for part of their waste management. 
The issue was ultimately resolved after a series of guided fixes from Mission Control. “Happy to report that toilet is go for use,” astronauts were told, with the added recommendation to let the system “get to operating speed before donating fluid,” a phrase that, in another context, might sound absurd, but in orbit is just another procedural necessity.
Even so, the early malfunction undercuts what NASA has touted as a major quality-of-life upgrade. The Orion toilet includes a private compartment, airflow-based waste removal, and ergonomic restraints, a far cry from the Apollo-era system that relied on bags and adhesive, once memorably described in <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/theres-a-turd-floating-through-the-air-in-1969-a-toilet-mystery-shook-the-apollo-10-mission-to-the-moon-82390">mission transcripts</a> as “a turd through the air.”
The early toilet trouble was just one of several hiccups during the crew’s first day in space,  a reminder that even the most advanced missions are not immune to everyday frustrations.
Shortly after reaching orbit, the astronauts experienced a brief communications outage with Mission Control, leaving ground teams unable to receive data from the spacecraft. “There were no issues with the vehicle itself,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said, adding that communications were quickly restored and the issue remains under investigation.
The crew also ran into a more relatable problem while setting up onboard systems: email issues.
“I also see that I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working,” commander Reid Wiseman radioed to Mission Control, prompting ground teams to step in with remote tech support to resolve the glitch.
Despite the rocky start, from toilet malfunctions to comms dropouts and email bugs, the crew quickly moved past the issues and hit a major milestone. After getting some rest, the astronauts successfully completed a critical <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/02/artemis-ii-flight-day-2-orion-completes-tli-burn-crew-begins-journey-to-the-moon/">translunar injection burn</a>, firing Orion’s main engine for nearly six minutes to send the spacecraft out of Earth’s orbit and toward the moon.
Mission Control confirmed the burn placed the crew “on trajectory to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years,” marking a major step forward for NASA’s Artemis program.
As NASA pushes toward longer missions and a sustained lunar presence, waste management is not a luxury but a requirement. Systems must be reliable, sanitary, and sustainable, especially as future missions aim to recycle water and minimize contamination.
Still, the early issues highlights that the systems furthest from mind can rear their ugly heads, and in a mission meant to symbolize technological precision and forward momentum, even the smallest system can become briefly, the most talked-about part of the spacecraft.

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I don’t usually bother with celebrity news because I like to think my audience is too smart and sophisticated for that. But of course, that’s ridiculous. I mean, look at you. So today, we’re going to catch up on the shenanigans of the famous, rich, and powerful, because it’s degrading and wastes precious moments of our lives, and that’s what <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/hosts/andrew-klavan?elementPosition=6&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Hosts&amp;rowType=Hosts+Portrait+Carousel">The Andrew Klavan Show</a> is all about.
So let’s get started.
According to the Daily Mail, Byron Noem, the husband of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, has been secretly posting pictures of himself online wearing women’s hot pink underwear and enormous fake breasts. Kristi Noem said she was absolutely devastated to discover her husband was a Democrat, but she did feel that this might explain how she could sleep with Corey Lewandowski and consider it an upgrade. President Trump said he felt sorry for the Noem family, although he congratulated Byron on having such a nice rack.
Champion philanderer Tiger Woods, while apparently under the influence of drugs and alcohol, rolled his car over, after clipping a truck. Woods told police his life was full of so much sex and success and money that only abusing substances could keep him from sinking into despair. He was charged with three counts of driving while being an ungrateful schmuck.
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Shapely, semi-attractive Australian actress Milly Alcock has been cast to star in the $300 million DC studio film &#8220;Supergirl.&#8221; Alcock told Vanity Fair that the role “definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on. We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies.” 
The comment won Alcock the coveted Rachel Zegler award — a bronze statuette of a mouth without a brain attached, that is given to the shapely, semi-attractive actress most likely to tank a studio’s investment while under the delusion that people want to hear her opinions. Medical experts say this delusion is often brought on by men telling women they are interested in their opinions and women thinking that means men are interested in their opinions.
Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen and Jane Fonda were among the thousands of doddering old white people who shuffled out to the latest &#8220;No Kings&#8221; rallies, which must’ve been held to celebrate the fact that we have no kings, because otherwise they just don’t make any sense. De Niro and Springsteen got together to reminisce about how they made millions of dollars by simply saying a meaningless phrase over and over again, like “You talking to me?” or “Born in the USA.” Springsteen said he could not believe that Boomers had been gullible enough to pay them for doing something so monotonous, but it gave him hope that Boomers might also be stupid enough to take the &#8220;No Kings&#8221; rallies seriously.
Black, gay, transgender actor Billy Porter was also at a &#8220;No Kings&#8221; rally, where he complained that black, gay, transgender actors are having a hard time finding work because — Donald Trump. Personally, I find this story kind of confusing. I mean, if you’re transgender and gay, isn’t that the same as being straight? Like, Billy Porter is a man who thinks he’s a woman, but he’s gay, so he’s a woman attracted to other women, so he’s really just a man who’s attracted to women. In which case, it seems possible the reason Billy Porter can’t find work isn’t because Donald Trump but because Billy Porter is an irritating no-talent.
Finally, Lindsey Graham and the rest of the Senate got to go on vacation to rest up after grueling weeks of doing absolutely nothing. Graham was later photographed wandering around Disney World’s Fantasyland with a Little Mermaid Bubble Wand. Lest anyone get the impression Graham is a sad old queen who wanders around Fantasyland with a bubble wand, the senator immediately issued a macho photograph of himself firing a shotgun. The Little Mermaid’s slug-riddled body was subsequently found in a pool of her own bubbles.
Fantasyland Police are still searching for Graham and, in fact, for the rest of the Senate, hoping to bring them back to Washington D.C. where they can pass intelligent, useful legislation. Because this is Fantasyland.
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) cheered the launch of Artemis II, praising American technology, innovation, and space exploration despite the fact that he voted against the measure that provided nearly $10 billion in funding for that project and future endeavors.
Kelly, a former astronaut himself, shared a video of his comments as the Artemis II mission got underway on Wednesday.
&#8220;Artemis II is proof that only in the United States of America can we aim for the stars and actually reach them. Efforts like these push technology and our country forward, together,&#8221; he captioned the clip.
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&#8220;In later years, we&#8217;re going to send Americans back to the surface of the moon, hopefully ahead of the Chinese, and establish a lunar presence with people on the surface of the moon,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s inspiring, but it also pushes technology forward. And I think that&#8217;s really an important thing for the American people to understand.&#8221;
&#8220;This, it does take a lot of resources to do programs like this, but it is really only here in the United States of America that we&#8217;re able to marshal those resources, that technical talent, the engineers and scientists we need to do this — to do hard things — and when we do hard things, we get a lot out of it.&#8221;
Months earlier, however, Kelly voted against the spending bill championed by President Donald Trump — the &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill&#8221; — that secured nearly $10 billion in funding for the Artemis II project and future space exploration.
The One Big Beautiful Bill marked a reversal in course from President Donald Trump&#8217;s initial budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, in which funding for NASA would be significantly scaled back after Artemis III and would cancel plans for the Gateway lunar outpost entirely. The final bill instead directed $9.9 billion to fund space exploration, including Artemis IV, Gateway, and more — and was backed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
&#8220;The moon mission MUST happen in President Trump’s term or else China will beat us there and build the first moonbase,” Cruz said in an X post — and then in a confirmation hearing for NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/tqejrlbfB84?t=1862">Cruz declared</a>, “We are not headed for the next space race. It is already here. … I am hard-pressed to think of a more catastrophic mistake we could make in space than saying to communist China, ‘The Moon is yours.’&#8221;
Still, Kelly repeatedly <a href="https://ktar.com/arizona-news/big-beautiful-bill-kelly-gallego/5723744/">voiced his opposition</a> to the &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill&#8221; even after the NASA funding was included.
Despite supporting increased NASA funding during negotiations, Kelly ultimately <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2025/07/01/how-arizona-senators-mark-kelly-ruben-gallego-voted-one-big-beautiful-bill/84432101007/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=false&amp;gca-epti=z11xx54p119750c119750e1173xxv11xx54&amp;gca-ft=257&amp;gca-ds=sophi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted against</a> the bill that <a href="https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/trump-megabill-includes-billions-for-artemis-iss-moving-a-space-shuttle-to-texas-and-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">provided it</a>.

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NASA successfully launched the Artemis II mission Wednesday evening, sending four astronauts on a historic journey toward the Moon, marking the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years and a major milestone in America’s return to deep space exploration.
“Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis 2 — it was quite something,” President Donald Trump said at the start of an address following Wednesday’s liftoff. “It will be traveling further than any manned rocket has ever flown … They are on the way and God bless them. These are brave people. God bless those four unbelievable astronauts.”
The Space Launch System rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. EDT, carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard the Orion spacecraft. The launch followed days of final preparations and capped a buildup the White House framed as part of “America’s destiny” in space.
About an hour after liftoff, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman underscored the significance of the moment in a brief post on X, writing, “America’s next leap is underway. Godspeed Artemis II.”
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Within minutes of liftoff, Orion reached orbit and successfully deployed its solar arrays, allowing the spacecraft to begin drawing power from the sun. Mission teams quickly transitioned the capsule into flight operations, beginning a series of system checks that will determine the next phase of the mission.
Now that Artemis II is underway, the focus shifts to what comes next. In the first phase of flight, Orion will spend roughly 24 hours in a high-Earth orbit, looping approximately 43,700 miles above the planet. This extended orbit gives astronauts and engineers time to test critical systems, including life support, deep-space communications, and the spacecraft’s maneuverability. 
The crew is also expected to conduct early demonstrations of docking capabilities, an essential component for future missions. If any major issues arise during this phase, NASA retains the option to bring the astronauts home early.
Assuming systems remain stable, Orion will perform a key engine burn to push the spacecraft out of Earth’s orbit and begin its journey to the Moon. That maneuver is expected to send the crew on a three-day trajectory into what NASA calls the Moon’s “sphere of influence,” where lunar gravity begins to dominate.
During the outbound journey, astronauts will continue testing onboard systems, including next-generation spacesuits designed to sustain life for up to six days in the event of cabin depressurization, part of the mission’s broader goal of validating systems for future deep-space travel.
By Monday, the crew is expected to reach the Moon, where they will conduct a multi-hour flyby. The spacecraft will pass more than 4,000 miles above the lunar surface, offering a rare view of the Moon’s far side, regions that have never been directly observed by human eyes under these lighting conditions. From Orion, the Moon is expected to appear roughly the size of a basketball held at arm’s length.
At its farthest point, Artemis II will travel approximately 252,799 miles from Earth, farther than any human mission in history, surpassing the record set during Apollo 13.
The mission will follow a “free return” trajectory, a safety measure that uses the Moon’s gravity to naturally guide the spacecraft back toward Earth. This path ensures the crew could return home even in the event of a propulsion system failure.
Following the lunar flyby, Orion will begin its return journey, which is expected to take about four days. The mission is scheduled to conclude with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, where recovery teams will retrieve the crew.
NASA officials emphasized after launch that, despite its historic nature, Artemis II remains a test mission above all else. “This is a test mission,” Isaacman said during a press conference after the launch. “We’ll call it a success when they’re in the water safely, and then we’ll start working on the next mission.”
Officials also noted a minor communications issue during launch, clarifying in during the press conference that it originated on the ground and did not impact the rocket or spacecraft.
The mission builds on earlier Artemis I testing and represents a critical step toward NASA’s long-term goals: returning astronauts to the lunar surface and establishing a sustained human presence on the Moon, with eventual missions to Mars.
“This is America and our partners’ return to the Moon,” Isaacman said. For now, with a successful and safe launch, Artemis II enters its most critical phase, not just reaching the Moon, but proving that the systems designed to carry humans deeper into space are ready for what comes next.

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Artemis Successfully Launched To The Moon. What’s Next?

The White House announced Wednesday that the Artemis II space mission, the first crewed flight to travel around the Moon in more than 50 years, is a mission for &#8220;all humanity&#8221; and part of &#8220;America&#8217;s destiny&#8221; to explore the universe.   
The mission is set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. ET. Four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will embark on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back, traveling as far as 252,000 miles from Earth, farther than any humans have gone since the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.  
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&#8220;It is America&#8217;s destiny to be at the forefront of humanity&#8217;s eternal quest for knowledge, and to be the leader amongst nations on our adventure into the great unknown. The human soul yearns for discovery by unlocking the mysteries of the universe,&#8221; said President Donald Trump in a video posted by the White House on the Artemis II launch. &#8220;We&#8217;re a nation of pioneers, and the next great American frontiers is space and we never competed. Now we start again.&#8221;
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NASA has invited the public to watch the mission in real time, posting live video of the preparations for the mission.
“Artemis II waits on the pad, ready to carry astronauts potentially farther than any humans have traveled in more than half a century. The next era of exploration begins,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said ahead of the mission. 
The crew is led by Commander Reid Wiseman, a former Navy test pilot, joined by pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. 
“Nothing but gratitude for the men and women of this great nation. It is time to fly,” Wiseman said in a social media post. 
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— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) <a href="https://twitter.com/astro_reid/status/2039125242010890255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2026</a></blockquote>
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In the final hours before blast off, the launch crew began standard preparations, including cooling the rocket’s plumbing and engine systems and loading propellants into the Space Launch System, which will carry Orion into space. 
The countdown, which began Monday, entered a scheduled hold on Wednesday morning for final system checks. 
“Engineers perform final configuration checks, review system health, and ensure all launch criteria are met. It’s also a window for resolving any minor issues without impacting the overall timeline,” NASA <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-updates/">said</a> in an update. “These holds are standard in complex missions like Artemis II, providing flexibility and confidence as we prepare to send astronauts on a journey around the Moon.”
NASA&#8217;s Artemis program aims to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a long-term human presence. A follow-up mission, scheduled for 2027, will test lunar landing systems developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin, with a goal of landing astronauts as early as 2028.

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Former President Barack Obama said over the weekend that aliens are “real,” though he admitted he “hasn’t seen them.”
Obama <a href="https://barackobama.medium.com/my-conversation-with-brian-tyler-cohen-e25cac125f44">confirmed</a> the existence of extraterrestrial life during an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw">interview</a> with podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen that aired on Saturday. At the beginning of a “lightning round” of questions, Cohen asked the president directly about the existence of aliens.
“They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in” Area 51, the former president said. “There’s no underground facility, unless there’s this enormous conspiracy, and they hid it from the President of the United States.”
Obama also jokingly said that the question on extraterrestrial life was the first question he wanted answered when he became president.
Saturday’s interview is not the first time Obama has spoken about issues related to extraterrestrials. In 2021, the former president confirmed the existence of UFOs, or unidentified flying objects. UFOs are commonly associated with aliens, though they could have more earthly explanations as well.
“What is true, and I’m actually being serious here, is that there is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barack-obama-admits-ufos-exist-we-dont-know-exactly-what-they-are">said</a> during an appearance on CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden.”
“We can’t explain how they move, their trajectory,” he said. “They did not have an easily explainable pattern. And so, I think that people still take seriously trying to investigate and figure out what that is.”
Obama also addressed the issue of aliens in 2021, though at the time he declined to say whether or not they exist.
“When it comes to aliens, there are some things I just can’t tell you on air,” Obama said at the time.
“Look, the truth is that when I came into office, I asked,” he continued. “I was like, ‘All right, is there the lab somewhere where we’re keeping the alien specimens and spaceships?’”
“They did a little bit of research … and the answer was, ‘no,’” he said.

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When Elon Musk announced that SpaceX would acquire his xAI company, most news outlets framed the merger as a corporate reshuffling, with some even describing the deal as a financial lifeline for the AI company. Musk’s own words, however, suggest something far more ambitious than a rescue mission. With the acquisition taking place on February 2, the early architecture of a system that ties energy, computing, space infrastructure, and artificial intelligence into one vertically integrated machine has begun to come into focus.
In December, Musk stated, “Space-based industries will vastly exceed the value of all of Earth, given that you could harness roughly 100,000 times more energy than Earth and still be using less than a millionth of the Sun’s energy.” The billionaire argued that Earth is the bottleneck and space is the throughput.
Just ten days before the merger announcement, Musk hinted at the scale of his vision: “If we harness even a billionth of the Sun’s power for AI/robotics, it will be a 1000X return. Money won’t mean much at that point.”
AI is rapidly becoming one of the most energy-hungry technologies ever built. Goldman Sachs <a href="https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/ai-to-drive-165-increase-in-data-center-power-demand-by-2030">projects</a> that power demand from data centers will increase by 50% by 2027 and over 165% by 2030. Training advanced AI models requires enormous clusters of GPUs, and keeping them from overheating is an engineering challenge of its own. Nvidia&#8217;s latest chip was engineered to be better optimized to cool down the hardware, highlighting that advances in AI are as much about optimizing energy as increasing computational power.
Musk is taking a different approach to energy, looking to use SpaceX to create power grids in orbit.
Two days before the merger, SpaceX filed a request with the federal government, asking permission to launch a massive orbital data center in space. If the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) grants the request, SpaceX will be able to launch its reusable rockets to build a massive constellation of satellites powered by solar energy.
The power generated from these orbital data centers could help satisfy the enormous energy demands of xAI, depending on whether the technology operates as described.
According to SpaceX, orbital data centers operate with little maintenance cost and never have to deal with a cloudy day, as it is “always sunny in space.” With its vast new energy source, Musk predicts that xAI will, in turn, be able to solve bigger problems and manage larger computations.
Not all are as optimistic as Musk. &#8220;Talk of launching data centers into space, sounds somewhere between optimistic to delusional. The same could be said of the value public markets have ascribed to the billionaire’s corporate efforts to date,&#8221; <a href="https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/spacexs-125-trln-deal-risks-burn-up-re-entry-2026-02-03/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">wrote</a> Robert Cyran for Reuters. He compared SpaceX and xAI&#8217;s merger to bankrupt companies in the dot-com bubble. He added, “Musk’s self-referential merger universe, if anything, revolves around even more outlandish hopes.”
The combined company is now valued at an estimated $1.25 trillion, making it the largest private tech enterprise in history, and the Financial Times reports that SpaceX is still aiming for an initial public offering in June. The IPO of the now combined company is expected to raise up to $50 billion, which would stand as largest IPO of all time.

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