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The Artemis II astronauts woke up this morning to the song "Good Morning" by Mandisa, featuring TobyMac.
They were also treated to a special pretaped message from former NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who flew on the Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 missions. Lovell died in 2025 at age 97 but recorded the message before that.
"Welcome to my old neighborhood," Lovell said. "When Frank Borman, Bill Anders and I orbited the moon on Apollo 8, we got humanity's first up-close look at the moon and got a view of the home planet that inspired and united people around the world. I'm proud to pass that torch on to you as you swing around the moon."
NASA astronauts (left to right) Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel
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