Stephen Colbert reacts to the Artemis II moon mission

On Wednesday night, NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on the first crewed Moon mission since 1972, and Stephen Colbert is just as excited as the rest of us.

In the clip above, the host explains that this mission is the first step in a sequence of missions planned over the next few years, culminating in the Artemis IV moon landing in 2028.

“Oh, I love a good franchise,” Colbert says. “After Artemis IV we’ll see Artemis V: Path of Water, Artemis VI: Money Never SleepsAnd Austin Powers 3: The Artemis Who Shagged Me“

Colbert talks more about the mission, from the planned route around the Moon to the four astronauts onboard.

“Wait a minute, that’s not right,” Colbert says. “I don’t see Katy Perry up there. Is it really a space mission if Jeff Bezos hasn’t welded a metal tube to horrified Gayle King?”.

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