Coverage dated April 6, 2026

Artemis 2 crew reveals "surprise of the day" during call with Trump

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The call comes after the astronauts traveled on Monday farther into space than any humans before.

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  1. Kilgore News Herald

    SPACE | Artemis II headed home as Trump calls in to congratulate crew on moon mission (opens Kilgore News Herald)

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    The crew of Artemis II flew farther from Earth than any human in history, saw parts of the moon never seen before and spoke with President Donald Trump as they […]

  2. The New Republic

    Trump Call to Artemis II Astronauts Hit With Longest Awkward Pause (opens The New Republic)

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    Trump tried to blame the pause on a technical glitch. The connection was just fine.

  3. New York Post

    Trump congratulates Artemis II astronauts following historic trip around the moon: ‘Modern-day pioneers’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump chatted with the crew of Artemis II Monday night following their historic moon flyby, hailing the astronauts as “modern-day pioneers” and inviting them to the White House. “YouR…

  4. Gizmodo

    Trump's Congratulatory Call With the Artemis 2 Astronauts Was Painfully Awkward (opens Gizmodo)

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    Four astronauts flew around the Moon and all they got was this lousy phone call with the president.

  5. Newsweek

    Artemis 2 crew reveals "surprise of the day" during call with Trump (opens Newsweek)

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    The call comes after the astronauts traveled on Monday farther into space than any humans before.

  6. Blaze Media

    WATCH: Trump tells moon-looping Artemis astronauts what's next in out-of-this-world phone call (opens Blaze Media)

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    The president emphasizes that America is a 'frontier nation' and the Artemis II mission is but a taste of what's to come.

  7. The Columbian

    Artemis II headed home as Trump calls in to congratulate crew on moon mission (opens The Columbian)

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    The crew of Artemis II flew farther from Earth than any human in history, saw parts of the moon never seen before and spoke with President Donald Trump as they took a turn for their return flight home

  8. Seattle Times

    Trump calls Artemis II astronauts after their historic journey around the moon (opens Seattle Times)

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    It will be years before another crewed Artemis mission is scheduled to land NASA astronauts on the moon. President Trump acknowledged that future missions may be delayed past the end...

  9. Fox News

    Trump tells Artemis II astronauts they’re ‘modern-day pioneers’ following moon flyby (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump congratulated the Artemis II astronauts in a call to the Orion spacecraft after the crew completed their scientific observations of the moon during a record-breaking flyby that marked NASA’s first return to the celestial body since the Apollo era.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget (opens The Guardian)

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    Astronauts had a call with the US president from space after setting record for the farthest-traveled humans from Earth

  11. CBS News

    Trump calls Artemis II astronauts "modern-day pioneers" in live conversation after circling the moon (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump praised the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a brief chat late Monday, saying they had "inspired the entire world" after they looped around the moon in a record-breaking voyage.

  12. Scientific American

    Trump speaks with NASA's Artemis II astronauts after historic moon flyby (opens Scientific American)

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    On Monday night, the president of the United States called the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft to congratulate them on their moon mission

  13. RedState

    Trump Offers Artemis II Astronauts Oval Office Visit — Crew Offers Immediate Reply (opens RedState)

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    President Trump invites Artemis II astronauts to the Oval Office after their record-setting lunar mission.

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