Artemis 2 astronauts get the star treatment after historic moon trip

Fresh off humanity’s first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, the Artemis 2 astronauts are stepping into the spotlight, switching modes from mission debrief to media tour. Over the last week, the astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have made their way up the East Coast from where their Space Launch System rocket launched them to the moon at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, exactly one month ago, through Washington, D.C., and on to the Big Apple, all while receiving a heroes' welcome back to Earth . The astronauts met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday (April 29), marking one of their highest-profile postflight engagements. They also rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday (April 30) and have made a full media circuit, appearing on "The Today Show," "CBS Mornings" and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Article continues below NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the Artemis 2 astronauts (from the left), Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen stand behind President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office, April 29, 2026. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/) NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman , Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen launched on a 10-day mission to the moon on April 1. …