Christina Koch

"The fact that it was a human behind that lens made that picture so much more profound and changed the way we thought of our own home."

"Things are certainly starting to feel real."

"Happy to report that toilet is go for use."

"It is our strong hope that this mission is the start of an era where everyone, every person on earth, can look at the moon and think of it as also a destination."

"With this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth. We choose it."

"Houston, Integrity, good checkout."

"It is just absolutely phenomenal."

"I’m the space plumber, I’m proud to call myself the space plumber."

"Having just experienced incredible views of planet Earth, and seeing the entire planet out the window in one pane, knowing that we’re about to have some similar views of the moon in that same way is definitely getting me more excited for it."

"Something about you senses that is not the Moon that I'm used to seeing."

"I knew that that is what we would see. But there’s nothing that prepares you for the breathtaking aspect of seeing your home planet both lit up bright as day and also the moon glow on it at night with a beautiful beam of the sunset and knowing that we’re going to get similar views of the moon."

"I'm proud to call myself the space plumber."

"It is absolutely phenomenal."

"The moon we are looking at is not the moon you see from Earth whatsoever."

"The darker parts just aren’t quite in the right place."

"the darker parts just aren't quite in the right place"

"That is the dark side. That is something we have never seen before."

"The darker parts just aren’t quite in the right place."

"Being human up here is one of the coolest things about this mission."

"extraordinary things"

""the kind of burning heater smell," something that Hansen also confirmed."

"I'm proud to call myself the space plumber, I like to say that it is probably the most important piece of equipment on board."

"There’s something strange—I feel this isn’t the Moon I’m used to seeing."

"The moon we are looking at is not the moon you see from Earth whatsoever."

"We do apparently have a full moon; we can't detect any terminator at all."

"I will miss the camaraderie."

"I will mainly miss the camaraderie."

"I will miss the camaraderie."

"so many more pictures, so many more stories"

"It is so great to hear from Earth again."

"but I never thought it would be like this — it’s amazing."

"The specialness and preciousness of that really is emphasized when viewing the home planet from the moon."