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US broadcast news network that conducted history's farthest live interview from space.
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- What is NBC News's interview with the Artemis II crew?
- NBC News spoke live with the four-person Artemis II crew aboard the Orion capsule on Easter Sunday 2026 as it transited deep space beyond the Moon, in what the network described as the farthest interview in history.Source: background
- Which news network conducted the farthest interview in history?
- NBC News conducted the interview with the Artemis II crew on 5 April 2026 during their transit beyond lunar distance, marking an unprecedented milestone in broadcast journalism.Source: background
- What did Victor Glover say in the NBC News interview from space?
- Glover delivered an Easter message, saying the mission gave humanity an opportunity to remember 'we are the same thing,' reflecting on the shared human experience seen from deep space.Source: background
- Has NBC News covered space missions before?
- Yes. NBC News has a long history of covering landmark space events, including live broadcasts of the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s. The Artemis II interview extends that tradition into deep space.Source: background
Background
NBC News conducted what the network described as the farthest interview in history on Easter Sunday, 5 April 2026, speaking live with the Artemis II crew aboard the Orion capsule as it transited deep space beyond the Moon. Mission Specialist Victor Glover used the moment to deliver an Easter message, saying the mission gave humanity a chance to remember 'we are the same thing.'
Founded in 1940, NBC News is one of the three historic American broadcast networks and a division of NBCUniversal (owned by Comcast). It operates NBC Nightly News, the Today programme, MSNBC, and the NBC News Now streaming channel. The network has a long history of covering landmark space events, including live broadcasts of the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Artemis II interview underscores the growing intersection of broadcast media and deep-space exploration. As NASA's commercial and communications infrastructure matures, live links from beyond lunar distance are becoming technically feasible for the first time, opening new questions about how media access to astronauts will be managed on future long-duration missions.
