‘A Lot of Rocket’: Trump Celebrates Artemis II Astronauts at the White House
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump expressed optimism about the United States landing astronauts on the moon before the end of his second term, celebrating the Artemis II crew's recent lunar mission.
- The Trump administration has set ambitious space exploration goals, including establishing a lunar base camp and planning eventual missions to Mars.
- NASA aims to conduct two moon landings by 2028, ahead of the end of Trump's presidency, after revising its launch schedule earlier in the year.
- During the Artemis II crew's visit to the Oval Office, Trump also addressed questions on global issues such as the Iran conflict and his recent discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
