Lawmakers Celebrate Successful Artemis II Moonshot

They also touted American space efforts as a constant for bipartisan cooperation.
Lawmakers Celebrate Successful Artemis II Moonshot
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks to reporters at Space Center Houston, in Texas, on April 9, 2026. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times
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HOUSTON—The United States completed its first journey around the Moon in more than 50 years on April 10 as the Orion spacecraft Integrity splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

NASA’s Artemis II, the 10-day mission that carried astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency on an adventure beyond the far side of the Moon and deeper into space than any previous crewed spaceflight, captivated the attention of the public and politicians across the country.

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T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.