Child’s viral, uncensored response to Artemis II moon launch steals spotlight

A boy told CNN in a video published Wednesday that went viral for his excited reaction to the launch of Artemis II.

According to CNN, the video was from the Tuesday before the launch but was posted at the time of its release on Wednesday. A reporter asked the boy, “Why do you want to be here? Why do you love space? Why do you love being a part of history?” he asked.

The boy replied: “We’re going back to the damn moon. That’s why!”

The response was widely appreciated on social media and even received a response from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. child in x “He was definitely getting a bag of NASA equipment.

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Rep. Addison McDowell, R.N.C., “Automatic GOAT situation!” he wrote.

Scott Kupor, director of the United States Office of Personnel Management, said NASA’s communications department should have hired the young man.

“I love this kid,” Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy wrote.

Artemis II crew opened fire on NASA’s ship Orion spacecraft On Wednesday we are on a mission around the moon; The first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit in more than 50 years.

U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen boarded the 322-meter Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B on Wednesday afternoon, a few hours before its launch at 6:35 p.m.

The Artemis II crew is expected to orbit the Moon and back, the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.

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Reacting to the viral clip, CBS Sports’ NASCAR writer Steven Taranto wrote: “It’s a great thing to be an American.”

“The new generation is in good hands,” wrote Five For Fighting’s John Ondrasik.

Some described the boy as a “legend” because of his excitement.

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Another video doing this Tours in X showed A child who spoke to CBS News also expressed his excitement about the launch by wearing an astronaut suit.

The boy, named Jack, told CBS News he was “obsessed with space.”

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“I’m going to see the rocket launch into space, because I’m so obsessed with space, I’m going to see the rocket launch from the ground into the sky, so it’s going to be totally exciting,” the boy said.

Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.