'The Earth is still beautiful': NASA Astronauts share 'Some Good News' with John Krasinski

Astronauts Andrew Morgan, left, Jessica Meir and Chris Cassidy, right, recently made their debut on John Krasinki's "Some Good News" series on Youtube. Astronauts Andrew Morgan, left, Jessica Meir and Chris Cassidy, right, recently made their debut on John Krasinki's "Some Good News" series on Youtube. Photo: Courtesy NASA Photo: Courtesy NASA Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close 'The Earth is still beautiful': NASA Astronauts share 'Some Good News' with John Krasinski 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

Three NASA Astronauts recently delivered "Some Good News" straight from the International Space Station on actor John Krasinski's new daily YouTube series.

Astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan of the Expedition 62 crew and Chris Cassidy of the Expedition 63 crew made their debut on Krasinki's April 19 episode of "Some Good News."

Krasinki, who is known for playing the beloved character Jim Halpert from the long-running series "The Office," started the positive "newscast" just three weeks ago to much fanfare, with each new segment earning millions of views. As of Wednesday morning, the video featuring Meir, Morgan and Cassidy had amassed nearly 4 million views on Youtube.

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"There is so much good news happening in the space world right now," Meir said in the video, "This year we will be celebrating 20 years of a continuous presence onboard the ISS. We have been up here conducting thousands of experiments that help benefit life back on earth."

Meir and Morgan made their way back to Earth last Friday after contributing to hundreds of experiments in biology, human research and technology development, according to a news release from NASA. Morgan’s mission began July 20, 2019, and included a 272-day flight that took him on a journey of 115.3 million miles. Meir started her mission on Sept. 25, 2019, and spent a total of 205 days in space while traveling 86.9 million miles.

"As awesome as it's been to live and work here for so long, it's super good news that Jessica and I will return to Earth," Morgan said in the video. "It's going to be great to hug my wife and kids again, although I am not really looking forward to gravity."

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Chris Cassidy also made an appearance in the video after recently starting a 195-day mission serving as station commander, according to NASA.

"This is some good news, the earth is still beautiful," one of the astronauts said in the video. "An earth in crisis is still an earth worth returning to."

Find more information on the astronauts on NASA's website.

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