President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.

As the Artemis II astronauts prepare for separate appearances hosted by President Donald Trump and Jimmy Fallon, revisit the iconic moon mission.

Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side.

President Donald Trump met with the crew of Artemis II at the White House Wednesday. He also said the U.S. has a 'good shot' of landing an astronaut on the moon before his term is over.

Trump hosted the four astronauts from the Artemis II mission in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon, three weeks after the NASA-led crew made history by flying the farthest distance from Earth by any humans.

In this photo provided by NASA, Artemis II mission specialist and NASA astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Orion spacecraft aboard the USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, off the coast of California. This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the ...

The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the international accelerator facility FAIR have made an important contribution to the success of the Artemis II moon mission. A camera specially developed for use in space was successfully tested in advance under realistic conditions at the GSI and FAIR particle accelerator.

"You can drive around on the moon on the rover," Goldberg said. "But I don't think you would really qualify because you need a master's degree in STEM fields."

A few weeks back from their trip around the moon, the Artemis crew joins CBS News for "Artemis II: A Celebration of Heroes," a town hall featuring questions from students, and special guests.