President Donald Trump will meet April 29 with the four Artemis II astronauts at the White House after their historic mission around the moon.

Decades ago, there was an Apollo Generation of children who came of age during the era of the lunar landing. NASA hopes to replicate that in the Artemis era.

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.

As NASA’s Artemis program advances following its first crewed mission to the moon April 10, former astronaut Bonnie Dunbar sees it as the latest step in a long legacy of human spaceflight that includes Apollo,

The Artemis II astronauts will meet with President Trump at the White House to celebrate their historic lunar flyby.

The largest rocket section for the Artemis III mission arrived in Florida by barge after traveling 900 miles, marking a significant milestone for a mission more than a year out.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon's curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Credit: NASA ...

The Artemis II mission fulfilled the original objective planned during Trump's first term and has origins in prior administrations.

NASA’s Pegasus barge, which was originally built to carry space shuttle parts, is now playing a critical role in the Artemis program.