Artemis crew splashdown is at 8:07 Eastern tomorrow and before they come home there is one thing worth sitting with. The Earthrise photograph from Apollo 8 in 1968 is probably one of the most important images ever taken. The astronaut who took it was Bill Anders. He died in 2024. Most people still couldn't tell you his name.

That gap is the whole point. Right now Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen have spent nine days taking photographs that may rival Earthrise. They fixed a broken toilet. Nutella floated through the capsule. Mark Carney called and talked to Jeremy Hansen about maple syrup. These are not abstract heroes. They are specific people doing something that has not been done since 1972, going around the moon and coming home. Bill Anders would have recognized exactly what they were doing.

Say their names. Reed Wiseman. Victor Glover. Christina Koch. Jeremy Hansen. Splashdown tomorrow at 8:07 Eastern.

Topics: Artemis crew splashdown, Bill Anders Earthrise, Jeremy Hansen Canadian astronaut, Apollo 8, Reed Wiseman Victor Glover Christina Koch

Originally aired on 2026-04-09