>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK TO THE "THE LATE SHOW. " THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUESTS ARE ASTRONAUTS WHO NEXT YEAR WILL FLY FURTHER INTO SPACE THAN ANY HUMAN EVER HAS. PLEASE WELCOME THE CREW OF NASA'S ARTEMIS II MISSION: CHRISTINA KOCH, REID WISEMAN, VICTOR GLOVER, AND JEREMY HANSEN. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ [CHEERING] >> Stephen: PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS IS TERRIBLY EXCITING. I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND TELL LITTLE STEPHEN COLBERT HE GETS TO DO THIS FOR A LIVING. YOU HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE ARTEMIS II, MISSION ARTEMIS 1 WENT OUT UNMANNED.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE FIRST CREWED MISSION. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE IN THE FINAL FRONTIER, COMMANDER REID, WIRY GOING BACK TO THE MOON? >> BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE HUMANS ON MARS.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES THAT HELP? >> WAY BEEN LIVING AND WORKING ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR THE LAST 24 YEARS. YOU KNOW IT WELL.
YOU LOVE IT. YOU HAVE THE -- TO LEARN HOW TO WORK AROUND THE MOON, DEEP SPACE, LEARN HOW TO WORK ON ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY. ONCE WE HAVE THAT NAIL DOWN, THEN WE ARE GOING TO MARS.
>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT THE RESOURCES WE NEED TO GET FROM THE MOON TO MARS? >> THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES BUT WE ARE ALMOST POSITIVE THERE'S ICE ON THE MOON IN SOME OF THESE SHADOWED REGIONS OF THE GRADERS. >> Stephen: THE SOUTH POLE IS SUPPOSED TO, LIKE THE SIZE OF PUERTO RICO.
>> BIG. >> CAN SOMEBODY FACT-CHECK THAT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> Stephen: SOME FRACTION OF PUERTO RICO. >> THAT'S WHY WANT TO GO THERE ON THE NEXT MISSION. WE WANT TO GO.
NOT THE FOUR OF US BUT OUR COLLEAGUES WILL GO TO THE SOUTH POLE OF THE MOON TO LOOK FOR THE SIZE, THIS WATER AND POTENTIAL USE THAT TO GET TO MARS. >> Stephen: IT'S A HISTORY MAKING MISSION. FIRST CANADIAN, FIRST WOMAN, FIRST PERSON OF COLOR ON THE LUNAR MISSION.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] I ASSUME YOU ALL HAVE YOUR OWN PEOPLE IN THE EARLIER SPACE MISSIONS, THE EARLIER PROGRAMS THAT ARE HEROES OF YOURS. LET START WITH YOU, CHRISTINA. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU NOW THAT YOU ARE THAT FOR OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE COMING UP?
>> Christina: IT'S AN AMAZING FEELING, HONESTLY. I THINK THE REAL THING TO CELEBRATE ABOUT THIS MISSION IS THAT WE'VE MADE A DECISION AS AN AGENCY, AS A COUNTRY THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO FOR ALL AND BY ALL, IF WE ARE NOT TAKING CONVOLUTIONS FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITH THE TALENT READY TO SHARE IT THAT WE ARE NOT TRULY ANSWERING COMMUNITY'S CALL TO EXPLORE SO THE FACT WE ARE GOING IN THIS ERA IS WHAT MAKES THE MOST EXCITED AND THE FACT THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO INSPIRE THOSE PEOPLE ARE PAVED THE PATH FOR ME, THAT'S JUST AMAZING ICING ON THE CAKE. [APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: JEREMY, THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
YOU ARE CANADIAN. THAT'S NOT WHY WE MADE YOU SIT AT THE END. YOU'RE JUST THE BIGGEST GUY.
HOW DID YOU END UP AT NASA? >> Jeremy: THERE'S A COUPLE REASONS, WHICHEVER ONE YOU LIKE. IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG ON THIS MISSION, THEN NASA CAN BLAME CANADA.
>> Stephen: CANADA WILL JUST SAY SORRY. >> Jeremy: WE ARE ALL COVERED, GREAT INSURANCE POLICY. THE REAL REASON AND I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT A LOT THIS WEEK SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT BUT IT'S GREAT AMERICAN LEADERSHIP.
IT'S NOT LOST ON ANYONE IN CANADA THAT IF THE UNITED STATES WANTED TO GO TO THE MOON AGAIN, THEY DON'T NEED CANADA TO DO IT. HE WAS A DELIBERATE DECISION BECAUSE THEY ARE THINKING BIG AND THEY WANT TO CREATE A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP. IT'S TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP ON THE PART OF AMERICA.
CANADA REALLY APPRECIATES IT. WE HAVE A LOT OF GENIUS TO BRING TO THE COLLABORATION. PILOT.
LET'S TALK, VICTOR, YOU'RE THE PILOT. 50 YEARS SINCE WE HAVE BEEN TO THE MOON. WHAT KIND OF UPGRADE HAS THE TECH GOT?
DOES THE NEW CAPSULE HAVE BLUETOOTH? CAN YOU DO APPLE CAR PLAY? >> Victor: HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
A COUPLE OF BIG THINGS, MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. YOU CAN MAKE THINGS FASTER AND A LITTLE MORE ROBUST AND YOU CAN PUT A LOT MORE COMPUTING POWER IN A SMALL SPACE. THAT'S A BIG ONE.
THE CAPSULE LOOKS LIKE THE APOLLO AIR CAPSULES. THERE'S JUST A WHOLE LOT MORE HORSEPOWER. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE AN APPLE WATCH.
THAT HAS MORE COMPUTING POWER THAN THE COMPUTERS THEY WERE USING TO PUT PEOPLE ON THE MOON BACK IN THE LATE '60s AND EARLY '70s. >> Victor: AND WE STILL DID IT. ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
>> Stephen: YES. SLIDE RULES. CHRISTINA, OF ALL THE PEOPLE HERE, YOU HAVE BEEN IN SPACE THE LONGEST.
328 DAYS. [APPLAUSE] WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM? >> Christina: [LAUGHS] I AM WORRIED SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM ME.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? I KNOW IT WASN'T ALWAYS, IT WASN'T IN ONE POP WHAT YOU'RE UP THERE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WHAT'S A FUN THING TO DO. >> Christina: WEEK, DAYS WE WORK HARD.
BUT ON THE WEEKENDS WE HAVE A GOOD TIME. SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR CREWMATES. OUR FAVORITE THING TO DO IS GET TOGETHER FOR DINNER AND PUT ON SOME KARAOKE AND SING.
AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET. >> Stephen: OH, MY GOD. IN SPACE, EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU SING.
>> Christina: IT'S TERRIBLE. >> Stephen: CAN YOU GET A HOT CUP OF COFFEE? >> Christina: DEFINITELY.
IT'S GOING TO BE IN A POUCH. >> Stephen: A HOT BAG OF COFFEE. AT THIS POINT YOU COULD DESCRIBE ME AS THAT.
I 58, I'M JUST A HOT BAG OF COFFEE AT THIS POINT. JEREMY, THIS IS YOUR FIRST SPACE TRIP. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THESE GUYS?
NOT FOR ME, THESE GUYS. THINGS THEY DON'T TEACH YOU AN ASTRONAUT SCHOOL? >> Christina: THERE'S DEFINITELY A FEW.
THERE'S A QUESTION WE ALL HAVE, THE FIRST HUMANS TO RIDE ON THIS ENORMOUS ROCKET AND THE WHOLE WAY UP, WILL BE LIKE, IS THIS NORMAL? IS THAT NORMAL? >> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT SOUND?
>> Jeremy: THESE GUYS AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH THAT. THE SECRET HANDSHAKE ASTRONAUTS PASSED OUT. NOBODY ON THE GROUND CAN TRAIN IT, MANAGING ALL THE BODILY FUNCTIONS.
YOU GET THAT WRONG IN SPACE AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE FRIENDS ON BOARD. >> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE.
>> Jeremy: I DON'T THINK WE CAN GET INTO IT HERE. >> Stephen: NO, THERE IS GRAVITY. IT WOULD BE VERY HARD.
THAT IS HARROWING. WHAT ABOUT SHOWERING? HOW DO YOU SHOWER?
YOU DON'T? >> Christina: NOT REALLY RUNNING WATER. >> Stephen: HOW LONG IS THE ACTUAL JOURNEY GOING TO BE?
TEN DAYS. SAME CLOTHES. >> Christina: PROBABLY.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU ALLOWED TO BRING DEODORANT? >> NO. YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ALCOHOL FREE DEODORANT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN DEODORANTS THAT YOU CAN WEAR, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY PARTICULAR WHAT YOU'RE WEARING. >> Stephen: OF COURSE. WHO IS GOING TO STIR THE OXYGEN TANKS?
>> CANADA. >> Stephen: IS REALLY GOING TO BE YOU? >> I'VE BEEN ASKED TO THROW ONE SWITCH WHEN I'M UP THERE, THAT MIGHT BE AT.
>> IF YOUR LIGHTS BACKSTAGE DON'T WORK, IT IS JEREMY'S FAU FAULT. [LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: LET'S SEE HOW MUCH YOU'RE LAUGHING ON DAY FIVE. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE OF THE CREW OF ARTEMIS II, EVERYBODY.
