{"id":332013,"date":"2026-04-04T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/artemis-ii-crew-in-great-spirits-and-have-spoken-to-their-families\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:00:19","slug":"artemis-ii-crew-in-great-spirits-and-have-spoken-to-their-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/artemis-ii-crew-in-great-spirits-and-have-spoken-to-their-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II crew &#8216;in great spirits&#8217; and have spoken to their families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AbYD7H6xyok\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Artemis II crew 'in great spirits' and have spoken to their families\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AbYD7H6xyok\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>NASA&#8217;s Lakiesha Hawkins has told the media that the astronauts on board Artemis II are in &quot;great spirits&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sky&#8217;s Thomas Moore has visited a simulator mimicking the lunar surface to better understand the challenge facing astronauts hoping to step foot on the moon in the future.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #earth #moon #space #science <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA&#8217;s Lakiesha Hawkins has told the media that the astronauts on board Artemis II are in &quot;great spirits&quot;. 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