The Artemis II crew is a pretty down to earth group. The quartet of astronauts who trekked deeper into space than any human in history to view the far side of the moon are sharing what they saw upon returning to Earth at the conclusion of their 10-day mission.

The astronauts who flew around the moon on Artemis 2 said they were confident the Orion spacecraft is ready to support future missions.

For her first few mornings after coming back from the moon, NASA astronaut Christina Koch would wake up thinking she was floating. “I had to convince myself I wasn’t,” she said on Thursday at the Artemis 2 crew’s first press conference since their return from microgravity.

The four astronauts of Artemis II have had nearly a week to contemplate the gravity of their historic mission around the moon. That time since splashdown has led to some emotional moments.

Support is growing in Galveston for a welcome home parade honoring Christina Koch, part of NASA's Artemis II crew and a longtime island resident. Some of her neighbors seemed as happy to see the mission specialist return to Earth from the 10-day mission as Koch was to see her rescue dog,

CNN's Erin Burnett speaks to the Artemis II crew about the emotional bond they created in such close quarters.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Wang, a Southern California native, and his team of three medical divers were the first to speak with the astronauts and ensure they were healthy and fit to be offloaded.

After splashdown, Reid Wiseman asked to see the ship’s chaplain — and broke down at the sight of the cross. In an emotional moment during a press conference Thursday, the Artemis II astronauts offered a glimpse of their first thoughts after returning to Earth following their historic mission around the moon.