Mission feels at home

LUNAR: WIFE RECALLS THRILL, ANXIETY AS ASTRONAUT MAKES HISTORY

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STRIKING. A view of the moon, with crater rims along the terminator, 'the boundary between lunar day and night at the top of the image, photographed by the Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft on Monday.

(AFP)

A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar.

The Canadian obstetrician-gynaecologist said she has closely followed the mission carrying her husband among a crew of four, hanging onto every update during family phone calls and from Nasa mission control.

"It's incredible to me to know that they were up close," said Catherine, wearing rocket-shaped earrings during a video call.