A day after making historical past with the primary crewed lunar flyby in over half a century, the 4 Artemis II astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft woke as much as hip-hop observe ‘Tokyo Drifting’ by Denzel Curry and Glass Animals. The tune marked the crew’s first morning on the homeward leg of their 10-day journey.
The crew began the day 36,286 miles from the Moon and 236,022 miles from Earth.
NASA shared the wakeup tune second on X with the caption, “As our Artemis II astronauts prepare to leave the lunar sphere of influence and return to Earth’s gravitational pull, they listened to ‘Tokyo Drifting,’ by Denzel Curry and Glass Animals, as their wakeup song.”
NASA additionally quoted the lyrics “Ooh, now you’re letting go” from ‘Tokyo Drifting’ to symbolise the crew leaving the Moon.
American rapper Denzel Curry was excited to listen to that his tune was performed deep in area. In a submit on X, he stated, “Even Aliens F**k with my Sh*t! First Rapper Played in SPACE N****!”
Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed flight take a look at of the House Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft across the Moon to confirm at present’s capabilities for people to discover deep area and pave the best way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar floor.
Following its profitable liftoff from Kennedy House Middle on April 1, 2026, the ‘Integrity’ spacecraft is now within the rear facet of a historic 10-day mission.
The Artemis II astronauts are on their manner again to Earth after having travelled farther into deep area than some other human in historical past of mankind. The 4 astronauts, particularly Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, have change into the primary people to see the far facet of the Moon from bare eyes.
They additionally marked the primary human journey past low-Earth orbit since 1972, when Apollo astronauts went to the Moon.
The historic crew will return residence on April 10.
