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Star anchor Anderson Cooper's frankness made a live broadcast with a "laugh."
The Artemis II spacecraft successfully returned to the Pacific Ocean off San Diego at 8:07 p.m. on the 10th (U.S. Eastern Time), creating the first historical moment for humans to orbit the moon and embark on Earth since Apollo 17 in 1972. And an unexpected scene was born at the CNN live broadcast.
Return of the Moon for the first time in 52 years...a journey of 695,000 kilometers in nine days
The Artemis II crew consisted of Captain Reid Wiseman, Deputy Captain Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Cork, and Jeremy Hanson from the Canadian Space Agency. They flew a total of 695,000 kilometers for nine days after their launch on April 1. In particular, during the lunar flyby, it reached 252,756 miles (about 406,000 kilometers) from Earth, breaking the human record of the longest distance set by Apollo 13 in 1970 in 56 years.
The return process was also close. When re-entering the atmosphere, the temperature outside the capsule soared to more than 5000 degrees Fahrenheit (about 2760 degrees Celsius), and communication was completely lost for six minutes. The NASA control center erupted in shouts as Wiseman resumed communication, saying, "Houston, I can hear you well."
"I don't understand a word"...Cooper's honest words
At the CNN live broadcast site, the chemistry between star anchor Anderson Cooper and world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrath Tyson, famous for the "Cosmos" series, made viewers around the world laugh.
Amid the live broadcast of the crew recovery, Tyson suddenly spoke out. "The sun is now approaching its solar maximum in the 11-year cycle. Solar radiation fluxes and particle fluxes are at their highest levels in 11 years, which may have affected the medical understanding regarding radiation exposure in crew members who orbited the moon for 10 days without the protective film of Earth's magnetic field."
Cooper then reacted immediately. "I literally don't know a word you're saying." The studio is full of laughter. Former astronaut Mike Massimino helped. "To put it simply, I got hit with a bang," Cooper concluded. "I'm not smart enough to understand that."
The scene quickly spread on social media and became a meme. "Cooper spoke for viewers around the world," and "Mr. Tyson, please explain it easily."
NASA Director Jared Isaacman said, "This was a test mission and there was a real risk. The crew accepted the danger as a star ambassador for mankind," he said. President Trump also said on social media, "The initiation was perfect. Next is Mars!" he wrote in a congratulatory message. The crew members were confirmed to be in good health after being transferred to the USS John P. Mercer.
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