WASHINGTON — President Trump will host the four astronauts from the Artemis II mission at the White House on Wednesday, The Post has learned.
The crew broke the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth during a 10-day lunar flyby this month.
“President Trump is honored to host the legendary crew in the Oval Office tomorrow to celebrate their unmatched achievements,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told The Post.
The Artemis II crew is heading tot he White House. NASA via Getty Images“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the excellence of the Artemis II crew, America is leading the world in space exploration.”
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The Artemis II’s 10-day journey. Donald Pearsall / NY Post Design/ NASA
The Orion capsule being used in the Artemis II mission. Donald Pearsall / NY Post Design / ESA
Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are expected to join the president in the Oval Office.
The Artemis mission garnered significant public interest and Trump watched the team’s April 11 return to Earth live from his winery in Charlottesville, Va.
The astronauts made the historic moon mission — and got humanity one step closer to returning to the lunar surface. NASA via Getty ImagesTrump and his guests had a TV wheeled in to watch the dramatic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Since his first term, the president has supported returning astronauts to the moon, which humans last visited in 1972.
NASA intends to launch the Artemis III mission next year to test docking capabilities with the spacecraft needed to land on the moon.
Artemis IV, currently planned for early 2028, would feature a lunar landing and exploration of the moon’s South Pole region.
