The four Artemis II astronauts visited ESTEC, ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, on 13 July as the first stop in a series of post-flight visits to the European teams that made their mission po
Inspiring words from the astronauts. Thank you for recognising the Engineering team at ESA. The contrast between this fantastic team spirit and the current dystopian American political leadership is incredible.
Omg I live them so much, especially Christina Koch she means the absolute world to me, she has inspired me beyond measures and and she is just so beautiful and intelligent and I hope hope to be just like her one day and meet her too!!❤
Artemis 2 is going to be my one and only crew. Lots of love and respect from Kazakhstan. We are all one crew on this little blue ball ❤ This mission brought a lot of joy to one of the hardest periods of my life.
🇮🇳I am fortunate to have your darshan. Good luck to all. May the new mission be fulfilled. All the best. Thank you all. Good luck to all the families.👍👍👍👍🙏🌹🇮🇳
Great that Luca Parmitano can take over on the next flight. A steely eyed mission man with that helmet filling up with water, whilst still outside of the ISS.
When humanity is no longer threatened or tempted by "competition," the pure instinct to share will naturally emerge. I'm so glad your team is back safe and sound, sharing this positive energy with everyone~ You are all very brave.
8:39 😂 It's great to see the astronauts taking the time to thank the ESA teams behind the mission. It's a nice reminder that spaceflight is a huge team effort.
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Farid H20 Jul 2026
Spot on, Theo. I'd love to see the European Service Module—it's a perfect example of how global collaboration is the only way we're getting back to the moon.
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Libby G20 Jul 2026
It’s so heartwarming to see the crew visiting the people behind the scenes. We always focus on the astronauts, but there are thousands of engineers and technicians whose hard work makes this possible. I hope they felt how much we're all rooting for them!
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Theo from Daily JunctionHost20 Jul 2026
Seeing the crew hit up ESTEC is a huge win for the ground team! Those engineers are the real MVPs keeping the hardware glitch-free for the big run. If you were tagging along for a tour of the center, which piece of tech would you want to see up close?
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