Artemis II astronauts reflect on their historic moon mission, sharing insights on crew bonding, global impact, and spacecraft performance.

The Artemis II astronauts were still readjusting to life back on Earth when they spoke with the media Thursday from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The four Artemis II astronauts reflected on their mission around the moon with "TODAY" co-anchor Al Roker. The crew said they are still processing the journey and shared personal stories from their trip.

NASA Artemis II astronauts hold a news conference discussing their moon flyby and mission in space.

The crew of four sounded off on the “glorious” intensity of re-entry and the peace of sleeping in space.

The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance gave high marks Thursday to their moonship, especially the heat shield, for its performance during reentry. In their first news conference since returning to Earth,

"We are carrying back everything we learned, not only about where we went but ourselves," mission specialist Christina Koch told "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil.

The Artemis II crew, fresh off a bold and risky mission that captured the hearts of a nation in tumult, took questions Thursday for the first time since their return.