Moon things that made me emotional today (4/6/26)
Mission Control waking up the crew with a special message recorded by Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell, who died last year
Integrity crew naming Carroll Crater after Reid Wiseman’s late wife
Watching the Moon on the livestream gradually get closer and fill up more of my screen
The moment Earth finally became visible on the livestream, appearing as a tiny crescent so far from the moon that now appears gigantic
Victor Glover telling his wife “Hey babe, I love you from the moon”
“Full moon joy, still”
Christina Koch’s message upon returning from LOS: “Ultimately, we will always choose earth. We will always choose each other”

















