The crew of the Artemis II mission sent Easter greetings to Earth on Sunday (April 5) as they entered the fifth day of their mission.

Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen spoke about the Easter holiday, as Koch said the crew even hid space-appropriate Easter eggs around the spacecraft.

According to NASA, on Sunday, the astronauts will conduct a full sequence of suit operations, including putting on and pressurizing their suits, performing leak checks, simulating seat entry, and assessing mobility and their ability to eat and drink.

The suits are designed to protect astronauts during dynamic phases of flight, provide life support in the event of cabin depressurization, and support survival operations after splashdown, NASA said. The demonstration offers insight into how the suit performs during extended wear in microgravity and how its enhanced mobility, thermal management, and communication systems support crew operations during Artemis missions.

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Artemis crew sends Easter greetings to Earth

VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM ARTEMIS CREW OFFERING EASTER GREETINGS, PREPARING FOR SPACE SUIT TEST

SHOWS: IN SPACE (APRIL 5, 2026) (NASA - For editorial use only)

1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MISSION SPECIALIST, CHRISTINA KOCH, SAYING:

"We wanted to take a minute to commemorate the holiday that we have at this time of year, something that many religions and many cultures hold dear. It's a time of emotions such as joy as well as solemness, honoring what's going on both in our world and in our religious beliefs."

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3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MISSION SPECIALIST, CHRISTINA KOCH, SAYING:

"We did hide a few eggs around the cabin. They were the dehydrated scrambled egg variety but we were all pretty happy with them."

4. WHITE FLASH

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PILOT, VICTOR GLOVER, SAYING:

"And happy Easter to everyone down there on Earth."

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7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MISSION SPECIALIST JEREMY HANSEN, SAYING:

"Happy Easter everyone. We're talking up here as a crew and we did want to send a special Easter message on this day and no matter your faith or religion, for me the teachings of Jesus were always a very simple truth of love, universal love."

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9. VARIOUS OF ASTRONAUTS MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR TESTING OF SUITS