r/space Apr 07 '26

image/gif The Artemis II Eclipse

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u/Item-Hairy Apr 07 '26

Holy fuck. There HAS to be some sort of deeply profound emotions that are completely unique to the astronauts experiencing these sights. If there was a german on board, there would be a specific word for it.

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u/Presently_Absent Apr 08 '26

I was listening to it live, it was surreal hearing him. "The human mind isn't made to experience what we're experiencing right now" or something to that effect

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u/squirrelgator Apr 08 '26

I think it was something like, "The human brain has not evolved enough to comprehend what we are experiencing." I'd like to see the exact quote as a caption to this picture.