'Ooh, Now You're Letting Go': Artemis II Crew Jam To Denzel Curry's 'Tokyo Drifting' As They Begin Journey Home
A day after making history with the first crewed lunar flyby in over half a century, Artemis II astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft woke up to hip-hop track ‘Tokyo Drifting’ by Denzel Curry and Glass Animals.
A day after making history with the first crewed lunar flyby in over half a century, the four Artemis II astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft woke up to hip-hop track ‘Tokyo Drifting’ by Denzel Curry and Glass Animals. The song marked the crew's first morning on the homeward leg of their 10-day journey.
The crew started the day 36,286 miles from the Moon and 236,022 miles from Earth.
NASA shared the wakeup song moment on X with the caption, “As our Artemis II astronauts prepare to leave the lunar sphere of influence and return to Earth's gravitational pull, they listened to 'Tokyo Drifting,' by Denzel Curry and Glass Animals, as their wakeup song.”
NASA also quoted the lyrics "Ooh, now you're letting go" from ‘Tokyo Drifting’ to symbolise the crew leaving the Moon.
American rapper Denzel Curry was excited to hear that his song was played deep in space. In a post on X, he said, "Even Aliens F**k with my Sh*t! First Rapper Played in SPACE N****!"
Artemis II
Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft around the Moon to verify today’s capabilities for humans to explore deep space and pave the way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar surface.
Following its successful liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ‘Integrity’ spacecraft is now in the rear side of a historic 10-day mission.
The Artemis II astronauts are on their way back to Earth after having travelled farther into deep space than any other human in history of mankind. The four astronauts, namely Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, have become the first humans to see the far side of the Moon from naked eyes.
They also marked the first human journey beyond low-Earth orbit since 1972, when Apollo astronauts went to the Moon.
The historic crew will return home on April 10.
Published By : Nidhi Sinha
Published On: 8 April 2026 at 00:08 IST