US EditionTrump welcomes Artemis II astronauts to Oval Office
The Oval Office greeting comes as the White House proposes NASA cuts that critics say would eliminate thousands of jobs.
- On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, President Donald Trump hosts the four Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office, nearly three weeks after their historic 10-day lunar flyby ended.
- Trump invited the astronauts to the White House during the mission, celebrating their achievement of travelling farther from Earth than anyone before them.
- NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen comprise the crew, with Hansen becoming the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
- Proposed funding cuts to NASA target science programs, with critics arguing the budget proposal could eliminate thousands of jobs across the agency.
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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and Artemis II crew meet with Trump
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump praised the courage of the astronauts on the historic Artemis II mission Wednesday, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, saying their journey to the moon captured the attention of the world.
Trump welcomes Artemis II astronauts to Oval Office — and fields questions on Iran, Comey and UFOs
The Artemis II astronauts’ journey to the moon and back landed them at the White House Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon — standing by while President Donald Trump talked UFOs, the Space Force and the Iran war.
During their moon mission, the US President had invited the four Artemis astronauts to the White House - and now they came to the Oval Office. Trump is also showing space flight ambitions.
During their moon mission, the US President had invited the four Artemis astronauts to the White House - and now they came to the Oval Office. Trump is also showing space flight ambitions.
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