WATCH - Apollo Legend Jack Schmitt Explains What Artemis II Crew Just Experienced

There are very few people on Earth who can tell you what it actually feels like to walk on the moon. Jack Schmitt is one of them. And what he has to say about the Artemis II experience is something no simulation, no documentary, and no textbook can replicate. Schmitt — one of the last humans to set foot on the lunar surface during Apollo 17 — described the moon's one-sixth gravity with the kind of lived specificity that only someone who has actually been there can offer. Walking on the moon, he said, is like being a kid again. Even encumbered by a pressure suit, moving around in lunar gravity is remarkably easy — the body feels lighter, freer, and more capable than it ever does on Earth. The moon, he noted, is actually a very easy place to work — as long as you have the right equipment. For the Artemis II crew, who did not land but experienced the weightlessness of deep space during their lunar flyby, Schmitt offered an equally vivid description. Being weightless, he said, is like being in water without any water. The body becomes almost lazy — if you are taking notes and someone asks you to flip a switch across the cabin, you simply let go of your pad and pen, float over, flip the switch, and float back. The pad and pen stay exactly where you left them, suspended in midair, waiting for your return. Schmitt then looked outward — toward the billions of sun-like stars that make the question of life elsewhere in the universe not a fantasy but a statistical near-certainty. He said life may well have originated on other planets. But are they visiting us? His answer was vintage Schmitt — dry, precise, and delivered with the confidence of a scientist. If they were advanced enough to be here, he said, they would communicate better than they have. He closed with a message about the future — and it was perhaps the most important thing he said. What NASA has now is a younger NASA. The Apollo program was built by young people. The average age in mission control during Apollo 13 was 26. Youth matters. And the education of that youth — particularly in mathematics — is extraordinarily important. In this video, we cover: Jack Schmitt's first-hand description of what walking on the moon actually feels like His vivid explanation of weightlessness for the Artemis II crew — water without water His perspective on extraterrestrial life and why he doubts aliens are visiting Earth His reflection on the youth of the Apollo program and mission control's average age of 26 His powerful message about mathematics education and the future of space exploration Stay updated on Jack Schmitt, Apollo 17, Artemis II, NASA moon mission, space exploration history, and the latest breaking space and science news. #JackSchmitt #Apollo17 #ArtemisII #MoonWalk #Weightlessness #BreakingNews #NASA #SpaceExploration #MoonMission #ApolloLegend #ArtemisProgram #MoonGravity #SpaceEducation #NASAHistory #ExtraterrestrialLife #YoungNASA