April 29 (UPI) -- Artemis II astronauts visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump, who praised their bravery.
"You captivated the attention of the whole world, not just our country, the whole world," Trump said to the four crew members. "They have a lot of rocket under them. I don't know how they do it. I wouldn't wanna do it. It takes people like this to make our country great."
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen flew around the moon earlier this month, traveling the farthest from Earth that any human has before.
During their flight home from the moon, Trump called the crew on April 6 and invited them to the White House. They also attended the State of the Union address in February.
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