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Trump calls Artemis II astronauts "modern-day pioneers" in live conversation after circling the moon
Trump praised the four astronauts as modern-day pioneers and said the mission could help pave the way to a permanent moon presence and Mars.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump spoke with the Artemis II crew orbiting the Moon, congratulating the four astronauts—three Americans and one Canadian—for "making history" and inspiring the world during their 10-day mission.
- Breaking the Apollo 13 distance record, the four astronauts reached 252,756 miles from Earth on Monday, surpassing the 1970 mark by over 4,000 miles and becoming the first humans to travel farther in space.
- During the historic flyby, the crew experienced a planned communication blackout for over 40 minutes while orbiting the Moon's far side. Commander Reid Wiseman described seeing sights "that no human has ever seen before, not even in Apollo," calling the experience "amazing."
- Trump invited the crew to the White House upon their return, declaring the United States will "establish a permanent presence on the moon" and eventually "push on to Mars," framing the mission as pivotal for American space leadership.
- The Orion spacecraft is now headed back toward Earth with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean planned for Friday, concluding the test mission designed to validate systems and human endurance ahead of future lunar landings.
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‘It's fun to be up in space with you’: Artemis 2 crew calls up space station astronauts
The Artemis astronauts hurtling back home after circling the moon have had regular communication with their team on Earth, but on Tuesday they got to chat with colleagues floating elsewhere in space.
·Canada
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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to space station on the way home from the moon
Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.
·Washington, United States
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After flying around the Moon, Artemis II's crew is on their way to Earth and is expected to land off California on Friday night.
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