The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?
"Her name was Carroll - the spouse of Reid, the mother of Katie and Ellie. And we would like to call it Carroll." Forty-five seconds of silence followed. Commander Reid Wiseman wept.
Back on Earth, his daughters were watching from Houston.
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