It seems like the 10-day Artemis II lunar flyby mission was pretty ruff for one astronaut’s dog.On Sunday, mission specialist Christina Koch published a video on Instagram of how her dog, Sadie, reacted when she returned home from her record-setting 694,481-mile lunar flyby.It’s safe to say Sadie was over the moon.Screenshot of Sadie, left, seeing her person, mission specialist Christina Koch, following the 10-day Artemis II mission.Screenshot Christina Koch via Instagram/GettyIn the video, Sadie peeks through a front door window and excitedly wags her tail as she realizes that Koch is standing on the porch. When Koch opens the door, Sadie jumps for joy and gets what some would call “a case of the zoomies.” The delighted dog eventually dashes back into the living room, retrieves a toy and brings it to Koch for more celebration:Koch’s post also featured a second video showing her and Sadie frolicking on a beach. “In order: 🌍 🤗 🐕🏖️,” Koch wrote in the caption. “I’m still pretty sure I was the happier side of this reunion. Sadie taught me everything I needed to know about being an emotional support animal. Didn’t expect that would come in handy.”The crew of the Artemis II mission, which included Koch, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, capping the first voyage by humans to the moon in over half a century.In a handout photo provided by NASA, astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch wave to the camera after being extracted from the Orion spacecraft after splashdown on Friday.Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty ImagesDuring a press conference in Houston, Koch spoke about the importance of support from her crew and the difference between a team and a crew.“A crew is … a group that is in it all the time, no matter what, that is stroking together every minute, with the same purpose, that is willing to sacrifice silently for each other, that gives grace, that holds accountable,” Koch said. “A crew has the same cares and the same needs, and a crew is inescapably, beautifully, dutifully linked.” Koch also offered her thoughts on seeing Earth from space.“When we saw tiny Earth, people asked our crew what impressions we had. And honestly, what struck me wasn’t necessarily just Earth — it was all the blackness around it. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe,” she said. “I know I haven’t learned everything that this journey has yet to teach me, but there’s one new thing I know, and that is, Planet Earth, you are a crew.”The NewsCan't Wait.Neither Can We.Your SupportFuelsOur MissionYour SupportFuelsOur MissionSupport HuffPostMisinformation spreads fast. Fact-based reporting is how we fight back. Your membership funds the reporters holding power accountable every single day. Join HuffPost and be part of our mission.We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.Thank you again for your support along the way. We’re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. We hope you will join us once again.We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.Thank you again for your support along the way. We’re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. We hope you will join us once again.“Our fierce, independent reporting and unvarnished perspective hold power to account and inform millions of readers. Please support this hard-hitting journalism.”Whitney SnyderEditor-in-Chief HuffPostSupport $5/monthSilverMonthly recurring supporter-only emailFewer requests for financial supportSupport $10/monthGoldEverything in the Silver TierAd-free access on the HuffPost website OR HuffPost appsSay goodbye to annoying video interruptions while you read. No more autoplay videos.Support $20/monthPlatinumEverything in the Gold TierAd-free access on the HuffPost website AND HuffPost appsEarly access to new featuresMembership to Platinum Club focus groupMake a One Time ContributionJoin HuffPostAlready a member? Log in to hide these messages.
Watch Astronaut's Dog Welcome Her Home From Space And Try Not To Smile
It seems that the 10-day Artemis II lunar flyby mission was just too doggone long for Christina Koch’s pup, Sadie.












