The four astronauts of the “Artemis 2” mission also celebrated Easter on the way to the moon.
Apr 06, 2026, 06:06Apr 06, 2026, 06:06
US astronaut Christina Koch said they had hidden Easter eggs in the “Orion” capsule, which offers about as much space as two minivans. “They were actually dehydrated scrambled eggs, but we were all pretty happy with them.”
Happy Easter from orbit: The Artemis 2 crew.Image: keystone
The four astronauts of the “Artemis 2” crew – Koch and her US colleagues Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman as well as the Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen – are the first people to go to the moon in more than 50 years. They took off from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in the US state of Florida on Thursday night (CEST) on board the “Orion” capsule with the “Space Launch System” rocket system.
The capsule will fly around the moon and return to Earth after about ten days in the Pacific. (sda/dpa)