President Trump speaks with NASA Artemis II astronauts in space

[0:00] REED, VICTOR, CHRISTINA AND JEREMY, IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF THE [0:05] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP. OVER TO YOU, SIR. [0:10] WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JARED. AND YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. AND HELLO, [0:15] VERY SPECIAL HELLO TO ARTIBUS II. TODAY YOU'VE MADE HISTORY AND MADE ALL AMERICA REALLY PROUD, [0:22] INCREDIBLY PROUD. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO BE PROUD OF LATELY, BUT THIS IS— THERE'S NOTHING [0:27] LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING CIRCLING AROUND THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A HALF A CENTURY, [0:32] AND BREAKING THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR THE FARTHEST DISTANCE FROM PLANET EARTH. [0:37] HUMANS HAVE REALLY NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN A MANNED SPACECRAFT. [0:43] IT'S REALLY SPECIAL. I WANT TO PERSONALLY SALUTE AND CONGRATULATE COMMANDER REED WEISMAN, [0:49] PILOT VICTOR GLOVER, MISSION SPECIALIST CHRISTINA COCK, AND JEREMY HANSEN. [0:55] AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE AMAZING TEAM AT NASA, HEADED BY [1:01] JARED, WHO'S A VERY SPECIAL GUY, BY THE WAY, AND YOU ALL MADE THIS DAY POSSIBLE. [1:07] YOU'VE REALLY INSPIRED THE ENTIRE WORLD, REALLY. EVERYBODY'S WATCHING. [1:11] I FIND IT INCREDIBLE. I JUST WATCH YOU GO TO THE BACK OF THE MOON, AND [1:16] PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN A LONG TIME, WE CAN SAY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE AND [1:19] MORE PREVALENT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF TRAVELING, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO [1:24] ULTIMATELY DO THE WHOLE BIG TRIP TO MARS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXCITING. [1:28] SO YOU LOOK AT, WE HAD NO ASTRONAUT HAS BEEN TO THE MOON SINCE THE DAYS OF APOLLO PROGRAM. [1:35] THE APOLLO PROGRAM WAS ALSO VERY SPECIAL, BUT THAT WAS 50 YEARS AGO, AND AT LONG LAST, [1:42] AMERICA IS BACK, AND AMERICA IS BACK IN MANY WAYS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE WITH THE HOTTEST COUNTRY [1:47] ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE ARTEMIS CREW FLEW IN THE MOST POWERFUL ROCKET NASA HAS EVER MADE, [1:53] EVER LAUNCHED, TRAVELED OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION MILES, BROKE THE DISTANCE RECORD [1:57] SET BY THE LEGENDARY APOLLO 13. AMERICA IS A FRONTIER NATION, AND THE FOUR BRAVE ASTRONAUTS OF [2:07] ARTEMIS II ARE A MODERN DAY, YOU REALLY ARE MODERN DAY PIONEERS, ALL OF YOU, AND ONE OF THEM HAPPENS [2:12] TO BE A NEIGHBOR. YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS, RIGHT? YOU HAVE A SPECIAL PERSON OVER THERE, A NEIGHBOR, [2:18] AND WE LIKE OUR NEIGHBOR. YOUR MISSION PAVES THE WAY FOR AMERICA'S RETURN TO THE LUNAR SURFACE [2:25] VERY SOON. WE'RE GOING ALL OUT. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, AND IT'S HEADED UP BY JARRETT. [2:31] WE'LL PLANT OUR FLAG ONCE AGAIN, AND THIS TIME WE WON'T JUST LEAVE FOOTPRENTS. WE'LL ESTABLISH A [2:36] PERMANENT PRESENCE ON THE MOON, AND WE'LL PUSH ON TO MARS. THAT WILL BE VERY EXCITING. [2:42] I'M WAITING FOR THAT SO MUCH. I'D LOVE TO BE HERE, BUT MAYBE WE WON'T QUITE MAKE IT IN TERMS OF TIMING. [2:48] BUT WE WILL BE UP IN THE MOON, AND THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SOON. SO AMERICA WILL BE [2:54] SECOND TO NONE IN SPACE AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE [3:00] WHOLE THING INTO THE STARS, THIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY INTO THE STARS. SO I JUST WANTED TO AN HONOR TO [3:06] SPEAK TO YOU, AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. [3:10] AND TELL ME, WHAT IS THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE PART OF THIS REALLY HISTORIC DAY? THE WHOLE WORLD IS [3:17] WATCHING AND LISTENING. PLEASE TELL ME. [3:19] PRESIDENT, THIS CALL IS CERTAINLY SPECIAL TO ALL OF US, AND WE REALLY HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN [3:31] OUR ADMINISTRATOR, JARED ISAACMAN, WHO IS WITH YOU. WE APPRECIATE HIS LEADERSHIP IN NASA AND IN [3:36] THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. WE ARE DOING GREAT THINGS, AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. [3:40] I HAVE TO TELL YOU, AS WE CAME AROUND THE NEAR SIDE OF THE MOON, SEEING ALL THE SIGHTS THAT WE'VE [3:46] SEEN FROM EARTH FOR ALL OF OUR LIVES, BUT WE'RE SEEING THEM FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, [3:50] AND THEN WE STARTED TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE — AND WE SAW SIGHTS, ORIENTAL, [3:54] SIGHTS THAT NO HUMAN HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE, NOT EVEN IN APOLLO, AND THAT WAS AMAZING FOR US. [3:59] AND THEN THE SURPRISE OF THE DAY, WE JUST CAME OUT OF AN ECLIPSE, WHERE THE SUN [4:05] AND THE ENTIRE DARK MOON, ABOUT THAT BIG, RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW THAT WE WERE WATCHING. [4:10] WE COULD SEE THE CORONA OF THE SUN, AND THEN WE COULD SEE THE PLANET TRAIN LINE UP AND WE COULD SEE [4:15] MARS, AND ALL OF US COMMENTED HOW EXCITED WE ARE TO WATCH THIS NATION AND THIS PLANET BECOME A [4:21] TWO-PLANET SPECIES. THAT IS FANTASTIC. [4:27] YOU KNOW, I HAD A DECISION TO MAKE IN MY FIRST TERM, AND THE DECISION IS, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO AT NASA? [4:33] ARE WE GOING TO HAVE IT BE REVIVED, OR ARE WE GOING TO CLOSE IT DOWN? [4:38] AND I HAD VERY LITTLE HESITATION, AND IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE JARRED INVOLVED, [4:43] BECAUSE HE REALLY MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR ME. [4:46] BUT IT WAS NOT EVEN A QUESTION IN MY OWN MIND. [4:49] WE JUST, WE'VE SPENT WHAT WE HAD TO DO. [4:53] AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE SPACE FORCE. [4:55] AND SPACE FORCE IS VERY MUCH RELATED TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING. [4:58] AND THAT WAS MY BABY. [4:59] THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE. [5:01] AND IT'S TURNING OUT, IT'LL TURN OUT TO BE TRULY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, [5:05] I BELIEVE, DECISIONS I'VE EVER MADE. [5:08] SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF SPACE FORCE. [5:09] AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. [5:11] DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? [5:13] A LOT OF PEOPLE LISTENING. [5:24] MR. PRESIDENT, TO BE HERE WITH YOU, [5:26] SPEAKING ABOUT OUR INCREDIBLE DAY TODAY. [5:29] I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHTS WAS COMING BACK FROM THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON [5:33] AND HAVING THE FIRST GLIMPSES OF PLANET EARTH AGAIN, [5:36] AFTER BEING OUT OF COMMUNICATION FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. [5:39] IT REALLY JUST REMINDS YOU WHAT A SPECIAL PLACE WE HAVE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR OUR NATION [5:44] TO LEAD AND NOT FOLLOW IN EXPLORING DEEP SPACE. [5:49] I'D LIKE TO ASK, WHAT WAS YOUR FEELING WHEN YOU HAD NO COMMUNICATION, [5:57] ZERO COMMUNICATION ALL OF A SUDDEN? [5:59] IT WAS CUT OFF BY, OBVIOUSLY, YOUR VERY SPECIAL LOCATION. [6:04] WHAT WAS YOUR FEELING WHEN YOU HAD NO COMMUNICATION? [6:06] A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, PERHAPS? [6:07] YES, MR. PRESIDENT. I SAID A LITTLE PRAYER, BUT THEN I HAD TO KEEP ROLLING. [6:20] I WAS ACTUALLY RECORDING SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON. [6:24] YOU KNOW, THAT IS ACTUALLY THE TIME WHEN WE WERE THE FARTHER AND THE CLOSEST TO THE MOON. [6:29] AND SO WE WERE REALLY ABLE TO MAKE SOME OF OUR MOST DETAILED OBSERVATIONS [6:33] OF THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON UP CLOSE. [6:35] AND SO WE WERE BUSY UP HERE WORKING REALLY HARD. [6:37] AND I MUST SAY, IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE NICE. [6:39] YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE, A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON AND THE NEAR SIDE OF THE MOON. [6:47] WAS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN FEEL OR DIFFERENCE IN LOOK? [6:50] WHAT DID YOU SEE? [6:51] WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, WE CERTAINLY DID. [7:01] AND OUR SIDE REALLY SET US UP WELL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY THOUGHT WE MIGHT SEE. [7:07] AND THE GRAVITATIONAL POLL OF THE EARTH HAS HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON THE NEAR SIDE OF THE MOON, [7:12] CHANGING ALL THOSE DARK MARIS, THOSE DARK PATCHES OF THE MOON YOU SEE FROM EARTH. [7:17] IT'S VERY DIFFERENT ON THE FAR SIDE. [7:19] WHILE YOU SEE SOME SMALL PATCHES OF THOSE MARI IN DEEP CRATERS, [7:23] IT'S VERY MUCH ABSENT ON THAT SIDE. [7:24] SO THAT'S REALLY NEAT. [7:26] AND WHILE I HAVE THE MICROPHONE, SIR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF CANADA. [7:30] THE SPACE LEADERSHIP YOU SPOKE OF FROM AMERICA IS TRULY IS EXTRAORDINARY. [7:35] I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE. [7:37] A NATION THAT LEADS LIKE THAT AND CREATES AND SETS BIG GOALS FOR HUMANITY THAT BRINGS OTHER COUNTRIES [7:44] ALONG WITH IT IS TRULY INCREDIBLE. [7:46] AND I KNOW THAT'S A VERY INTENTIONAL, NOT A NECESSARY DECISION, INTENTIONAL DECISION [7:51] TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND TO ALLOW OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE CANADA TO SHARE OUR GIFTS [7:57] AND HELP YOU ACHIEVE THESE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL GOALS LIKE ESTABLISHING A PRESENCE ON THE MOON [8:02] AND EVENTUALLY GOING TO MARS. [8:04] AND CANADIANS ARE SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM. [8:07] WELL, I HAVE TO SAY I SPOKE TO A VERY SPECIAL PERSON, WAYNE GRETSKY, WHO I THINK YOU KNOW, [8:13] THE GREAT ONE, AND I SPOKE TO YOUR PRIME MINISTER AND MANY OTHER FRIENDS I HAVE IN CANADA. [8:19] THEY ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF COURAGE. [8:23] I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'D WANT TO DO THAT. [8:25] I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THE GREAT ONE WOULD WANT TO DO THAT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. [8:28] BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF COURAGE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, A LOT OF BRAVERY AND A LOT OF A LOT OF [8:33] GENIUS, BUT THEY'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU. [8:35] ADMINISTRATOR EISINGMAN, JUST GET A QUICK COMM CHECK, [9:41] MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE STILL ON THE LINE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A HAND OVER. [9:44] I AM. [9:45] YES, I AM. [9:49] AND INTEGRITY. [9:52] AND BACK OVER TO YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. [9:53] YEAH, I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN CUT OFF. [9:57] IT IS A LONG DISTANCE. [9:58] IT'S A LONG WAY. [9:59] THE RECEPTION HAS BEEN GREAT. [10:01] THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF ABOUT A NINE-SECON DELAY. [10:04] BUT, NO, I JUST HAD A STATEMENT FOR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HEARD, BUT I WAS JUST SAYING [10:11] THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU'RE A BRILLIANT PERSON FROM CANADA ON THE SHIP. [10:15] AND WAYNE GRETZKY IS A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE, AND HE'S VERY PROUD OF HIM. [10:19] AND THE PRIME MINISTER I SPOKE TO, THEY'RE VERY, VERY HONORED THAT YOU HAVE A COURAGEOUS [10:25] PERSON FROM CANADA. [10:26] YOU HAVE A LOT OF COURAGEOUS PEOPLE FROM CANADA. [10:28] SO IT WAS VERY NICE. [10:30] I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HEARD ME SAY THAT, BUT IT WAS VERY NICE. [10:33] YES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HEARD THAT. [10:40] AND WE DO LOVE OUR JEREMY HANSON. [10:42] WE LOVE ALL OUR CANADIAN ASTRONAUTS, JENNY GIVENS, JOSH KUTRICK. [10:46] THEY'RE JUST GREAT PEOPLE, AND THEY'RE SUCH A WELCOME ADDITION TO OUR CORE. [10:48] GREAT. [10:50] WELL, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO, WHEN WE CAN, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE OVAL OFFICE. [10:57] I'LL ASK JERRID TO BRING YOU OVER, AND I'LL ASK FOR YOUR AUTOGRAPH, [11:02] BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY ASK FOR AUTOGRAPHS MUCH, BUT YOU DESERVE THAT. [11:06] YOU REALLY ARE SOMETHING. [11:07] EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THIS. [11:08] AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU IN THE OVAL OFFICE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. [11:12] AND WE WILL CELEBRATE YOUR INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRIUMPH. [11:18] THIS IS BIG. [11:19] THIS IS REALLY BIG STUFF. [11:20] THE WHOLE WORLD IS TALKING ABOUT IT. [11:22] AND IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, I WILL CERTAINLY FIND THE TIME. [11:25] I'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, BUT I WILL ABSOLUTELY FIND THE TIME, [11:29] AND WE'LL GET TOGETHER. [11:31] AND I'M GOING TO BE GIVING YOU A BIG SALUTE ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND BEYOND THAT. [11:37] THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. PRESIDENT. [11:47] AND WHEN YOU WANT US, WE WILL BE THERE. [11:49] AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. [11:51] THANK YOU TO JARED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. [11:53] REALLY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TODAY TO VISIT NASA. [11:56] IT'S REALLY SPECIAL FOR US, BUT IT'S REALLY SPECIAL FOR THE TEAM ON THE GROUND. [12:00] A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD PULLED THIS OFF. [12:02] AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THIS. [12:05] IT IS THE THRILL AND HONOR OF A LIFETIME TO HAVE BEEN ON THIS JOURNEY. [12:08] TODAY WAS AMAZING. [12:09] BUT THIS EVERY YEAR JOURNEY HAS BEEN AMAZING. [12:12] AND IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE CANADIAN PEOPLE. [12:17] AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL. [12:18] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [12:20] WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [12:22] AND, JARED, CONGRATULATIONS. [12:24] WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. [12:25] AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MARS VERY MUCH IN YOUR MIND, [12:28] SO WE'LL START THINKING ABOUT THAT PRETTY SOON, I THINK. [12:30] AND THANK YOU. [12:31] CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY. [12:33] I'LL SEE YOU AT THE OVAL OFFICE. [12:36] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR. PRESIDENT. [12:37] AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. [12:39] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [12:40] BYE. [12:43] INTEGRITY. [12:44] THIS IS HOUSTON ACR. [12:45] THAT CONCLUDES THE EVENT. [12:46] THANK YOU.