Apr 17, 2026 · 18 min · 22 segments
As the Artemis II mission wraps up, its impact is still being felt here on Earth. From classrooms to rocket clubs, a new generation is looking up and imagining themselves in space. We hear from Dhyan…
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Piya ChattopadhyayHostDhyan SoniGuest
Matt GallowayHost
Sara SeagerGuestThey traveled farther into space than any humans before them, and then the Orion space capsule reentered the Earth's atmosphere.
In an interview with The National's Ian Hanomansing, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen describes what that was like.
Reentry was just such a magical experience.
As you start to touch the atmosphere, the Gs just slowly come on.
We saw rise or zero G indicator just slowly come down and boop.
And then from there it got sporty.
Uh, the Gs built up.
You saw the plasma coming.
It was red, but then it was green and bluish, and it was bright, and it was like somebody was welding outside the capsule.
I put my sun visor down, it was so bright.
And then we came out of the blackout period.
There was this weird bobble as we kind of got pointed straight down at the Earth, which was interesting.
They traveled farther into space than any humans before them, and then the Orion space capsule reentered the Earth's atmosphere.
In an interview with The National's Ian Hanomansing, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen describes what that was like.
Reentry was just such a magical experience.
As you start to touch the atmosphere, the Gs just slowly come on.
We saw rise or zero G indicator just slowly come down and boop.
And then from there it got sporty.
Uh, the Gs built up.
You saw the plasma coming.
It was red, but then it was green and bluish, and it was bright, and it was like somebody was welding outside the capsule.
I put my sun visor down, it was so bright.
And then we came out of the blackout period.
There was this weird bobble as we kind of got pointed straight down at the Earth, which was interesting.
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