Trump Hosts Artemis II Crew Amid Voting Rights Ruling
Trump welcomed the Artemis II crew after their record-breaking lunar flyby, reacted to a Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, and NASA outlined Artemis III and a possible 2028 landing.
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Overview
President Donald Trump hosted the Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office on Wednesday and responded to a Supreme Court decision that rendered Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ineffective in a 6-3 ruling.
The Artemis II crew broke Apollo 13's distance record by reaching 252,756 miles (406,771 km) during a 10-day lunar mission.
Trump praised the astronauts as "very brave" and said he "would have had no trouble" qualifying as an astronaut, even though earlier this month he proposed cutting NASA's budget by 23%, including a 46% cut for space science initiatives.
The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision removed a key tool to prevent racial discrimination in voting, and Trump called the ruling "very good" and urged some states to redraw maps ahead of the midterm elections.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Artemis III is planned for 2027 and officials aim for a lunar landing in 2028, and Isaacman said NASA headquarters will remain in Washington, D.C.
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