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Artemis commander tells BBC about 'powerful' moment crater named after his late wife

The BBC's Rebecca Morelle spoke with Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman about the historic mission around the Moon, including the moment the crew named a newly spotted lunar crater after his late wife Carroll. Wiseman's two daughters were in Nasa's mission control room for the moment which he described as "unbelievably powerful".

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