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EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 35 MIN

Your Kids Asked the Artemis Astronauts Questions. They Answered.

from The Daily · host Deborah Lebree

Last month, the astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, bringing their journey around the moon to a close. “The Daily” asked children to send in questions for the crew. The astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — sat down with Rachel Abrams to answer them. Guest: The Artemis II astronauts: Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman. Background reading:  The mission took the astronauts farther than any human has ever traveled in history and reminded us how small we are.The Artemis II splashdown gave NASA momentum in a renewed moon race. Photo: The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Last month, the astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, bringing their journey around the moon to a close. “The Daily” asked children to send in questions for the crew. The astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — sat down with Rachel Abrams to answer them. Guest: The Artemis II astronauts: Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman. Background reading:  The mission took the astronauts farther than any human has ever traveled in history and reminded us how small we are.The Artemis II splashdown gave NASA momentum in a renewed moon race. Photo: The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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