WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed the Artemis II astronauts to the White House on Wednesday to celebrate their recent lunar flyby mission.
Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, who splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, met with the president in the Oval Office.
“We have some people that have captivated the attention of the whole world, not just our country, the whole world,” Trump said during the ceremony. “They’re very brave, and that was a lot of rocket under them. I never saw anything like that.”
He commended the astronauts for their courage, intelligence, and aptitude….
Artemis II Astronauts Meet With Trump in Oval Office Ceremony
