The Overview Effect: Seeing Earth with the Whole Universe in the Background

Christina Koch, appearing with her Artemis II mission crewmates Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen, tells Stephen about the flood of emotions that can accompany an astronaut’s view of Earth from space, a sensation that is known as The Overview Effect.
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[@scottcampbell96]

This was unexpectedly emotional. I can only imagine how people felt in the 60s when it was about to happen for the first time. These astronauts are inspiring.

[@jimhammill3584]

Trust me. Same feeling. Our country was in turmoil back then, too, and those missions reminded us of who we really are and what we could accomplish together. I'm feeling the same way all over again and loving it.

[@abdulsadiq]

"no religious line or political boundaries" ... in today's world, that hit me hard

[@rhondah1587]

I was 16 when we first went to the moon and it was totally awesome. I remember it well and looking up at the moon at night knowing people were standing on it. I'm now 70 and still excited about this mission. When she made those comments about looking down on the Earth, I am reminded of Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot. It brings home just how dependent we all are on each other on our mote of cosmic dust, just a tiny pale blue dot seen from Saturn and how silly we are to fight each other over political and religious power grabs.

[@WakandaBabe]

I remember the 1st moon trip very well. We live with such technology every day that's it's hard to describe the awe it inspired back then.

[@ejourneys]

As thrilling as the landing was in '69, I may have been even more excited during Apollo 8, when Borman and crew circled the Moon and returned. They had been the first humans to travel beyond low Earth orbit. I feel that same thrill now with Artemis II.

[@audreymuzingo933]

Soooo classy to have this amazing group as guests. There's so much more to life than celebrities and politicians!

[@classical7]

Awesome interview with these amazing human beings indeed!

[@federalreservewolflegend3523]

These are paid actors being interviewed by a celebrity paid actor, lol. Look kids, its not hard to send up the proper lens or adjust aperture on a camera....YET. 70 YEARS IN AND NO PICTURES OF STARS FROM A SPACECRAFT OR THE ISS. Total malarky!!! They can't snap a shot and let us triangulate where they are from the stars around them. Thats why they do not TAKE any star pics with a real time camera. They will be busted.

[@federalreservewolflegend3523]

​@Distant Echoes Ya, but all that genius, and they can't snap a picture of stars for us on Earth. Or snap one of Earth. (ALL Earth shots are CGI composites that look almost identical. And wrong in all the same places.)

[@gailcirillo3294]

Yes!!!!

[@josephdonais4778]

Your comment brings back the memory of CW McCall, "There is more to country music than Lone Star Beer and the cheat'n side of life..."

[@yashcfc4]

One of the best interviews ever done on late-night show history. Truly remarkable.

[@kernelxsanders]

Not just in late night history, but in all the history of interviews.

[@nathanhughes]

Explain the logic underlying your conclusion

[@aninewforest]

@nathan hughes Unusual guests, engaging discussion, funny, informative, uplifting.

[@JOHNWLOUCKS]

I totally agree. What a great crew ! In this day of division and anti-science rhetoric and actions it's nice to see something positive that inspires our sense of wonder and desire to explore. It brings me back to the old days of NASA when we kids looked up to our astronauts and dreamt about traveling to the stars.

[@ivannano]

They get almost as much PR training as everything else.

[@allim1037]

Hearing Christina Koch talk about the overview of Earth was really lovely. She has a perspective I wish we all could benefit from.

[@JP-xd6fm]

@@papamaniac2410 Well, that's so obvious, it's not necessary. She should have talk about the alien space ships lol

[@Monika-mh2je]

She is truly a great role mode, I wish more people know about her. The whole crew has a good connection.

[@teenytinytoons]

I found her very fascinating and wanted to hear more from her. Such an amazing crew.

[@darthdoggy7946]

I literally got teary eyed when she said that🥹

[@81caasi]

@@darthdoggy7946 me too

[@birdsofparadise8274]

👏👏👏Christina Koch’s answer 2:05

[@wilhelm-arndtruhe3365]

Thats some neil armstorng level shit. Thats needs to be printed on walls and shirts!

[@shellbournian]

I teared up a little. Astronauts are so freaking cool.

[@erikl827]

Man... I had to rewatch it. That was amazing by Christina

[@kateuhler7803]

👏👏👏🥰yes!

[@dominickdumovich9454]

Definitely rehersed but still a nice message regardless

[@newhorizonsforfifty2833]

Something that gives me hope in humanity again.

[@cybercat29]

Same here.

[@0HARE]

Agreed!

[@QueenOfArabianSea]

Hope. Absolutely. Remember what Christina said, when you are up there you see the very tiny earth with everything in it and there is no politics and no differences. And that my fellow human beings is what humility and being humble means

[@kenhoward3512]

Well, hope in a thin slice of humanity that understands and appreciates science and exploration.

[@Dayandcounting]

I hope the all blow up, this is pointless mission.

[@Winteramen]

Christina's words were amazing

[@utha2665]

Wouldn't it be great if humanity could just get over it's greed and power grabs to see each other as equal. Imagine all the people living as one. That just reminded me of a song of hope. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5zKnIeemd-LY5o

[@myklelara]

We just saw the birth of an icon, wow that was amazing

[@Winteramen]

@Utha I believe we'll get there. I know more and more we have been getting there, especially with the internet. I hope our time, the future times, people can begin to rise above the propaganda of the power hungry that leads us to fight each other, and instead embrace. This is the song I'm reminded of, thinking about "the overview effect" kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4HHpaeto6iFl6c

[@Winteramen]

@@myklelara absolutely! We need more icons of their knowledge and caliber. If we are to celebrate (celebrity) people, it should be these kinds of people.

[@Stiffdistantandweird]

Christina’s words were reminiscent of Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot. She’s experienced that feeling fully….I cannot imagine what that must feel like

[@GoGreen1977]

I thought of William Shatner's emotional response to his brief view of the Earth below and the absolute darkness above when he took his quick trip into space.

[@aninewforest]

"We are way more alike than we are different." Well said. Also true of other forms of life on earth. Plants, animals...we are all kin.

[@karlay455]

Now that was one of the best answers I have ever heard - Bravo to Christina 🙌🏻👏🏻 - wish them luck. I loved this interview 👏🏻🙌🏻

[@randigilmer8042]

Has a Canadian I’m very proud to see Jeremy represent us. Well done and thank you America

[@eddents]

As an American, I'm proud to have Canada as a neighbor and a member of this moon mission!

[@teenytinytoons]

Love our Canadians

[@IndySidhu88]

This interview actually lifted me today, we now have a bunch of *space-faring humans ready to go! As an Engineer, having a background in physics, mathematics and mechanics as well as being into the cosmos and astrophysics as a child this is so nice to see again at my age of 34. I cannot wait for the crew of Artemis II to the next generation of voyagers. This is genuinely made me so happy to see today.

[@classical7]

Same. It made me happy as well. 😁🌼🌿

[@federalreservewolflegend3523]

It made me roll my eyes in disgust as there are ZERO pictures of Earth from ANY spacecraft. Its all GGI generated stuff. Composites. Fakes Go confirm with your degrees or lying eyes. I keep hearing the tech to see stars is simply an aperature adjustment. VERY CHEAP TO DO. YET, 70 years in and ZERO pictures of stars. I know lots of book smart people with little street smarts to know when they are being conned. Your one more.

[@LurenaDisney]

Yes! I was in a horrible mood and this gave me everything I needed! Science, comedy, intelligence, sincerity.. It was an amazing interview!

[@eddiehomesick1547]

She Explained that so well a tear came out my eye cause of how well she painted a picture in my head. I like how she said were a lot more alike then we think . Our universe is truly amazing. Who knows what gods plan truly is for us im just so thankful we got to experience it with our own eyes ..life .

[@annestewart5741]

"We're WAY more alike than we are different." - Christina Koch Absolutely!!!

[@CarlaCorc]

And my thought was, “except for flat earthers”

[@annestewart5741]

@@CarlaCorc 🤣 lol

[@TheBioExplorer]

I was a child glued to the TV watching Apollo. As a girl (my dad was Air Force), I didn't see any female jet pilots... but on Star Trek and then for real on the first Space Station I saw there was a future for scientists in Space & I loved Biology so I studied that thinking one day I might go! Then, during my studies at the University of SC (GO Gamecocks), I was in the student center watching Challenger lift off with not only a scientist from SC but a female teacher... but then we know what happened. 😢 Everything was shut down & there was no chance. I went to work in labs and eventually teaching where I ended up as a science curriculum specialist in the very building where Dr. Ron McNair went to high school. It was now a middle school, and we had a celebration each year where his family and NASA astronauts and officials would visit. It was wonderful. The pandemic stopped all that but I hope we can begin again before I retire. I wish timing had been different so I could be on this mission or better yet eventually one to Mars! ❤🖖

[@whatabouttheearth]

YAY BIOLOGY!

[@eatingketchupchips9567]

You don't know how many young girls and boys that you were their Apollo- the light switch that made them love science, and go onto to do great things for their communtities or society! Women teaching STEM, being in a place of authority over the subject, is what shows both genders that women belong in STEM - you've opened doors in brains you may not be aware of, so please don't wonder what you could have been - teaching is so invaluable. I'm sorry the country doesn't see it that way.

[@TheBioExplorer]

@eatingketchupchips Thank you. Yes, I believe I ended up where I was needed. I've taught about 4k students everything from AP Bio, AP Env Science, Anatomy, & more. I've taught long enough to see some become dentists, nurses, PAs, pharmacists, teachers, vet techs@!+ etc... even a nuclear physicist... and we keep in touch. I also mentored many other teachers... so it ripples out. Not bad for a small rural town where, once Dr. Ronald E. McNair fell in love with science; watched Star Trek; and went off to college to study physics...

[@Tina-qp7py]

@@TheBioExplorer You're really smart and should be proud that you've accomplished so much.

[@katarzynazdrojewska4233]

Thank you for all your hard work for girls, women, and all the mankind in consequence. I am not from the US but a female software supporter, and while I am still in my 30s I also have been influenced mostly by scifi media etc - because due to the Iron Curtain we've been very held back in some European countries. I had some good teachers though, especially the female IT teacher in high school, who showed me tech isn't as scary for girls in real life as my dad made it sound. I know he was just trying to protect me from the backwards society, but his little girl is stronger than that and she enjoys her job thanks mostly to her female teachers and the scifi media coming mainly from the US 😊 Wish I had more such teachers or one very influential so that I didn't waiver so much and accomplished more academically, but then again, I get to pass it forward to the next generations and help them do even better... And while I have some regrets, I also know it matters what I do, like how I help my younger colleagues when I didn't have an older IT female colleague to guide me (I was the first female IT employee in 15 years since the company started....) and it gives me a great feeling, which is definitely different that the awe of looking at the Earth from space, but still something I didn't know I would be feeling.

[@heizoumain8132]

the way Christina described what it feels like watching the Earth is utterly beautiful

[@murasaki848]

Excellent crew. As an American who is a bit of a space nerd, I'd say it's only fitting a Canadian is going. Canada has been instrumental in providing technologies for the Shuttle and the ISS, like the various incarnations of the "Canadarm", the robotic arm for the Space Shuttle. He's also not the first Canadian to ride a U.S. vehicle. That title goes to Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau, who flew on the shuttle Challenger in 1984. Christina Koch's remarks echo Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot" quote, published after Voyager took a picture of Earth from near Saturn. Most people quote the first paragraph, but I think the last fits here as follow up to what she said: "It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."

[@clevergirl4457]

About time we returned: together as one people, and to stay for good! Go Artemis 2!

[@jbtpa895]

At 68 yo this was a regular part of my childhood. So many missions on a regular basis. Thrilled to see this again. The exponential progression of technology is amazing!

[@youngimperialistmkii]

This is the kind of thing that makes me an optimist.

[@jimhammill3584]

The next time you hear someone ask, "why are we wasting all this money when there are problems like ...," have this answer ready.

[@rosy111]

I love how Christina Koch described earth's atmosphere from away. Beautifully put. I teared up a little.

[@steverogers6572]

Carl Sagan has said this. And as well you don't need to go to space to feel this effect. It can happen at anytime. Your perspective is from your surroundings. Once you get out of your comfort zone you to can expierience this or just drop a Ton of shrooms and you will really get it.

[@madelineHanson]

hearing that stephen works with ISS life feeds on his desktop to soothe him makes him-impossibly-even more human and lovable

[@sarahj2607]

I almost cried when she was describing earth from space. I can almost picture the wonder and awe you must feel seeing how the earth and the universe is bigger than any one of us. Just incredible stuff

[@VoltisArt]

Canada's been with us on most manned missions since the Space Shuttle program began, with the Canadarm robot systems. The first one saw 90 Shuttle missions, the second is the main manipulator on the ISS and the third is scheduled to be part of the Lunar Gateway, a planned orbiter of the moon with some similarities to the ISS. While there's something to be said for competition, we might well do our best work when we do so together, to help all of humanity move forward.

[@ivannano]

Look into the original history of NASA and its links to the mothballing of the Canadian Avro Arrow program.

[@gallopinggoose6891]

@@ivannano The Avro Arrow wasn't exactly a spaceship. The real reason the Arrow was decommissioned was the advent of ICBMs. The arrow no longer had a purpose.

[@ivannano]

@@gallopinggoose6891 The reasons were much more complex than that - but that's a different topic. But at least 31 Canadian top engineers and rocket scientists left Canada and became part of the very early NASA. They were the cutting edge at the time.

[@gallopinggoose6891]

@@ivannano yeah, 31 is only a very small drop in the bucket though. Whenever a program is terminated that kind of thing happens. People left NASA after the shuttle got cancelled, and found employment elsewhere.

[@wilhelm-arndtruhe3365]

These people are rolemodels and bright lights of humanity

[@maysawilson423]

I don't know why,but it made me really happy watching this interview! What a magnificent group of people ❤

[@Stierenkloot]

The late show truly showcases the best side of humanity. I am grateful.

[@fredk1631]

😆 Stephen passing out the LSWSC patches like a grandpa passing out butterscotch 'please pass those down'

[@nancyshaw9604]

Great ! 😂

[@kelly2fly]

I want one too

[@ChilleBruh]

“We are way more alike than we are different” ~ Christina Koch

[@ChilleBruh]

What a great interview, well done Artemis II Crew and Late Show!

[@sonnyroy497]

Beautiful.

[@faisalbantog4704]

The way she explained we're more alike than we are different really made me rethink about our place in the cosmos

[@marmac7619]

This Group sure seems to get along well together & have the temperaments & sense of humor that will definitely serve them well!

[@gregraynor8234]

Cool humans. Proud to be an earthling.

[@BigLar56321]

Extraordinary brave individuals who have the opportunity of a lifetime. Very inspiring. And Stephen showcases it all so well.

[@YodaMasterOfTheUniverse]

Christina Koch's answers are just out of this world. She is so eloquent and straight forward. And what a wonderful spirit she has. Love her.

[@MoodyZoe]

One of the best interviews ever! My Star Trek loving heart just burst, they are real Astronauts !! 😀

[@WakandaBabe]

As a long time Trekkie, I was thinking the same thing. I remember reading how NASA studied Star Trek. Many of the things we have now (computer systems, communication devices, even color-coded computer boards (think of McDonald's cash registers back in the day) all featured on Star Trek. I always say, if someone can imagine it, someone will find a way to do it. 🖖

[@calico27]

I echo your sentiments, op!!! Just in time as I started rewatching one of my favorite star trek series. And these are real life astronauts. Aaaaahhhh

[@WakandaBabe]

@@calico27 🖖

[@kateuhler7803]

The overview effect is how WE SHOULD ALL be thinking about the earth ALL the time. No more fighting, no more wars, no more lines, no more power-hungry evil fools.

[@markrobinowitz8473]

President Kennedy, Sept. 20, 1963, at the UN General Assembly: "Why, therefore, should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition? Why should the United States and the Soviet Union, in preparing for such expeditions, become involved in immense duplications of research, construction, and expenditure? Surely we should explore whether the scientists and astronauts of our two countries--indeed of all the world--cannot work together in the conquest of space, sending someday in this decade to the moon not the representatives of a single nation, but the representatives of all of our countries."

[@jerihaggard7234]

When the day comes that all nations of the world can come together and support space exploration as a whole, we are doomed to repeat the past. Spending resources wisely, as a community, still needs to be realized. We could do so much for our world and all things within it, if we just worked together. So simple........

[@caltrask130]

What a great group of guests. I look forward to seeing more of them as they prepare to launch into space. Thanks for having them on the show!

[@rapheAltoid77]

Cannot wait to see the interview after their successful return (probably sometime in 2025)!

[@barbaracrossley4388]

Remember many of the engineers that helped NASA get to the moon came from Canada after we decommissioned the Avero Arrow project. Nice to see us included. Jeremy comes from my hometown and we are very proud of him!

[@cheeseisgreat24]

Stephen is the *perfect* interviewer for these fine astronauts, I am so excited for the mission!

[@newshefan]

After watching both clips, we can see that they're going to work well together and enjoy time in space performing all the needed experiments to share the knowledge with us. What a selection of crew members!

[@carl_anderson9315]

Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve always thought the same: being a rockstar must be the 2nd coolest job in the world (without all the excesses). Best job ever: astronaut.

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

Loved what Christina Koch said about, "from space you see no borders, no religions"

[@nancyshaw9604]

The Beatles....

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

@@nancyshaw9604 yeah. but the beatles were never actully in space. Christina was.

[@barryhayden673]

Meeting an 'astronaut' is an honor. I met Mercury Astronaut Capt Malcolm Scott Carpenter, USN, at work in The MET Museum years ago. [H]e was impressed anyone would recognize him, and he saluted me. Awesome!

[@birdsofparadise8274]

So excited to have a mission to the moon!

[@miguelrubio1163]

The way Christina speaks is mesmerizing.

[@nickthaskater]

I'd happily have guests like these be the regular vs. celebrities and political figures. Thank you for bringing the light to these astronauts and the bigger-than-the-individual message they represent.

[@bregancool980]

What a cool interview! Great to hear the astronauts just having a chat. This whole business freaks me out completely, so my admiration for them is tremendous!🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@sharontaylor4148]

Amazing, humble, confident, vibrant people!

[@sharkboner]

i can't even explain the joy this brings to me. i will be watching this mission with eager anticipation.

[@lazersly]

"All you see is earth and you see that we're way more alike than we are different." Beautiful and true!

[@baburamkharel2276]

You landed them here on your show, Stephen! We love these four guys and we love you. Beautiful!

[@raynboentropy7019]

Thank you to these brave, awesome humans for inspiring, educating, and progressing our entire species. Thank you, Late Show, for reminding us that there are amazing positive things happening on and off our world.

[@angelaabsolutely013]

"We're way more alike than we are different" Amazing perspective, wish every human could see what they see.

[@EchoesDistant]

Check out NASA's page for live steams of ISS views of Earth.

[@MrDevk29]

What an answer she gave. That is so bloody true.

[@merissaj4518]

Again, I say this is so cool. I am awestruck. I am going to share this with my kid. I want it to be one of those moments he will remember forever.

[@funface4]

Wow😮 this was super amazing. So great to see the crew of Artemis ll. I wish them only the very best of success and pray the mission will be a tremendous success for all humanity. Wishing them a safe journey to and back from the moon.🙏🏼👍🏼💯

[@charleskramer7062]

I love that Stephen is such a science nerd!

[@MorganFrancophile]

Aw Christina talking about the overview effect actually made me tear up.

[@Aemirys]

I love being alive to see history unfold!

[@larrygarland3728]

I think most people who have ever lived saw history unfold. As long as they paid attention and weren't blind! Cheers!

[@CStone-xn4oy]

Watch the launch of the Starship next week (week of April 10). It will be the most powerful launch system and spacecraft ever built.

[@lostartanim]

When I was a child growing up, the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts were the heroes of the time. We need more heroes today and this looks like a good bunch. God speed.

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

Clearly, this crew has the "Right Stuff." I watched both segments twice, the second time slightly slowed down which helps watching for their expressions and body language. I'll bet dollars to donuts that every one of them tested very high on IQ and other Cognitive Measurements. Sharp, observant, even witty (though, admittedly it's likely these appearances were rehearsed before hand). I suspect that they are in Olympic-levels of fitness evidenced by the way they moved and carried themselves. If success is possible, this crew will get it done and emerge on the other side victorious. I needed "a Win," and this crew (and NASA and supporters) gave me one (along with Colbert's nerding out, parma-grin of glee). I'm feeling rather patriotic 🙂

[@buckeyenation1681]

Stephen is such a good interviewer

[@87sport]

Very inspiring interview! It is so nice to see the positive in humanity. We need more stories like this.

[@GypsyTheGoatOnTube]

Very exciting! Great crew, very cool we have canada, a black pilot and a woman.

[@Grateful999]

As a Canadian, I’m proud and humbled that we will be represented on this mission to the moon. And what a damn fine man we are sending 😅

[@vilstef6988]

A really beautiful description of the overview effect! It makes one long to go into space to experience it!

[@dianewhalen9721]

Wow what an honor to be in the company of those astronauts 🙏🏼

[@oregonziggy2391]

I haven't been excited about space travel in a long time. This is so cool and good to see. Glad to see people giving respect to astronauts as many of us as kids wanted to be one. This is an awesome step in the right direction. Humans have infinite capability to learn and advance. Too bad allot of people are focused on other things.

[@brianmcrock]

Outstanding! Congratulations and Godspeed, crew!

[@classical7]

"We're way more alike than we are different" Indeed we are. Mic drop. 💜 #TheAstronaut #Moon #Mikrokosmos #MyUniverse #MicDrop

[@sok147]

She reminds me of how small we are. Very inspiring and amazing people.

[@carlosbovia6813]

Christina Koch just made me cry... thank you for that...

[@kathleenb.9917]

These astronauts are a true Fab Four. So inspiring. Godspeed! ❤

[@peterg5383]

i see what you did there. nicely played. 🙂

[@susannet.401]

Wow 🤩 how amazing are they and supportive of each other 👏🏻👏🏻 wish them all the best & luck

[@anjuannmathew]

1:47 -2:22 ❤ loved it.. it’s an honor to hear these wonderful people

[@darthdoggy7946]

Christina Koch’s speech about overview affect was amazing

[@Dr_Cole]

Pride. Not the destructive kind of pride that makes you defensive and act in self interest. Pride in something both greater than ourselves and in something that is representative of all of us. That is what space exploration is all about and wow does this crew engender that representativeness. Way to bring this to us all in the admiration and reverence that only Stephen Colbert can do!

[@Flintstones22]

What a lovely comment from Christina!

[@maltedmilk6888]

I haven't been this excited for quite a while! I'm looking forward to this Moon trip! :-)

[@teenytinytoons]

I wish they had them for the whole show. It’s such an amazing crew.

[@professorperry2568]

Great interview-informative, inspiring and entertaining. Looking forward to their mission. Christina Koch's statement about the Overview Effect give you chills-good chills. I enjoy watching videos from the ISS. The videos themselves are awe-inspiring. But to be in space and see it firsthand? Wow.

[@sadielou1808]

What an inspiring group! Not just smart and articulate, but collegial. An essential ingredient is ability to cooperate and keep a cool head. Love the diversity, and being part Canadian, of course including Canadian genius;-)

[@MultiDianeD]

I am so proud of these wonderful people!

[@arobyte]

These are the things humanity should be celebrating... humility amongst such capability! Discoveries that enhance us all! Too cool!

[@paulcurry2424]

Great thing to do. We are of the same era and the space program excited me about science. Definitely have them back when they return.

[@alembess9129]

Thank you for having the Artemis II as your guests, Steven.

[@mxgr194]

Wow, finally inspiration. I wish these people and this mission complete success. Thank you!

[@moviebuff6490]

The Astronauts are absolutely wonderful! Brilliant,open minded and brave, great looking too. Gives me faith in human nature to see and hear people like this.

[@KaptainKKD]

I'd be intimidated as heck meeting an astronaut. They are literally the best of the best of humanity imo.

[@Davidem379]

This is what brings us together!! Sending some of the best people we have to achieve something great!!

[@davidh3023]

More more more. Please have them all back on before and after and again and again. Amazing people! We wish you all the best!!! Cant wait to see what you will accomplish!!

[@Supernov4]

Christina nailed it with the overview, about time somebody said it publicly.

[@damianBTSot7]

What Christina Koch said about looking at the earth from space is truly beautiful. No lines, religion or political beliefs. These 4 Astronauts seem like wonderful people. I believe in them! Go Artemis ll Crew! You got this!🎉🎉🎉🎉P .S. How are they all so gorgous? Even Canadian Drax is super handsome! 🇺🇲❤🇨🇦#atemesll #squadgoals #makinghistory #A2Crew #canadiandrax

[@florete2310]

Christina's concise and apt take on the beauty of looking at our planet from outer space is absolutely inspiring, heartwarming and - simply put - just true. If only every human being could have the chance to see the world through her eyes, humanity would very likely be in a better place. Sad thing is, that some leaders here on this planet are probably beyond saving in terms of their mental set-up. They'd probably just look at our planet from above and see what's on the menu...

[@smariegalski3641]

What a great group of people.

[@woodwage7988]

Hard to say this with all the excellent interviews that Mr Colbert has done..but l think this one was exceptional!!..God's speed for these incredible humans...

[@breal7277]

Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut and mission specialist on the STS-128 in 2009, described the Earth the same way Ms. Koch did. He said when you look at the Earth, you see no borders. Very powerful statement.

[@raulraul3126]

This should have hundreds and millions of views. Less than 700 people, in human history, have ever ventured into space. Literally, this is the highest achievement of all civilisation ever. Amazing 👨‍🚀👩‍🚀👨‍🚀👩‍🚀

[@justwantresults8768]

Wow, classiest, smartest group of people I've seen in a long time. Well done Mr Colbert. The caliber of people in NASA is hard to beat, from someone who spent 38 years in commercial aviation. You go!