Eleven-year-old Hilt Boling is seen inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building, Friday, Apr. 3, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When asked during an April 1 television appearance why he loved space and being at the Artemis II launch, Boling exclaimed: “We’re going back to the freaking Moon, that’s why!” His comments received widespread social media attention in the following days. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)