President Donald J. Trump spoke via satellite with NASA’s Artemis II crew on April 6, becoming the first U.S. president to communicate with astronauts beyond low‑Earth orbit in more than five decades. The mission marks humanity’s return to the lunar vicinity since Apollo 17, taking astronauts 253,000 miles from Earth and observing the Moon’s far side. Trump praised the crew for breaking the all‑time record for distance from Earth and called them modern‑day pioneers. Commander Reid Wiseman said they saw sights no human had seen before; Pilot Victor Glover described a 45‑minute blackout while recording data from the far side. Mission Specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch noted differences between the Moon’s near and far sides and highlighted the importance of seeing Earth again. Trump also praised Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and invited the crew to the Oval Office for a celebration.
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