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Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Record-Breaking Flight Around the Moon

The crew will meet the president in the Oval Office upon their return.
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Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Record-Breaking Flight Around the Moon
Artemis II astronauts Jeremy Hansen (L), Christina Koch (2nd L), Reid Wiseman (2nd R), and Victor Glover (R) speak with President Donald Trump while in lunar space on April 6, 2026. (Screenshot/NASA).
T.J. Muscaro
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HOUSTON—For the first time in more than 50 years, the president of the United States had a phone call with astronauts around the moon.

President Donald Trump spoke with the crew of Artemis II on April 6, shortly after they completed their historic, record-breaking flight around the moon, saying he wanted to be the first to congratulate them on the occasion.

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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.