Exclusive | Trump will host astronauts of NASA’s groundbreaking Artemis II mission at White House

Nypost · Apr 28, 2026 · 284 words · By Steven Nelson

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Trump will host astronauts of NASA’s groundbreaking Artemis II mission at White House WASHINGTON — President Trump will host the four astronauts from the Artemis II mission at the White House on Wednesday, The Post has learned.

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Why it matters

The crew broke the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth during a 10-day lunar flyby this month.

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“President Trump is honored to host the legendary crew in the Oval Office tomorrow to celebrate their unmatched achievements,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told The Post.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump watched the team’s April 11 return to Earth live from his winery in Charlottesville, Va.”

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Web search results confirm a fundraiser at Trump Winery in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday, April 11, 2026, where Trump watched the Artemis II splashdown.

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web search NEUTRAL — Artemis II was the second flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) and the first crewed flight of the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity by the four-person crew. The mission was a test flight supporting…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II

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web search NEUTRAL — Saturday, April 11, 2026, Trump Winery Charlottesville, VA. Additional details provided upon RSVP. RSVPs will be accommodated on a first come. first served basis.
https://news.meaww.com/trump-watches-artemis-ii-splashdown-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — While Trump and his allies declared the deal a victory, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and details of the plan are hotly contested. As the week drew to a close, Trump jetted off on Friday…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-tv-wheeled-1-milli…

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Claim 2: “Artemis IV, currently planned for early 2028, would feature a lunar landing and exploration of the moon’s South Pole region.”

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NASA's own documentation and other web results confirm Artemis IV is planned for early 2028 and focuses on lunar surface exploration, including the poles.

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web search NEUTRAL — To date, missions in the program are aimed at exploration of the Moon, including crewed and robotic exploration of the lunar surface. These explorations will be more focused towards areas such as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_missions

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web search NEUTRAL — Early 2028. Mission Overview. Artemis IV.This image shows nine candidate landing regions for NASA’s Artemis campaign, with each region containing multiple potential sites for the first crewed landing …
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iv/

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web search NEUTRAL — Artemis IV is aiming to bring humankind back to the moon's surface, and expand on lunar exploration, for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/artemis-program-pavin…

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Claim 3: “NASA intends to launch the Artemis III mission next year to test docking capabilities with the spacecraft needed to land on the moon.”

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The provided evidence for NASA is general; there is no specific mention of Artemis III's launch date or its specific goal to test docking capabilities in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — About our NASA news Latest news on NASA, covering space exploration, astronaut missions, rocket launches, Mars rovers, Artemis moon programme, ISS updates, and space science. The National Aeronautics …
https://www.newsnow.com/us/Science/Space+Exploration/NASA

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web search NEUTRAL — NASA's first orbital spaceflight was conducted by John Glenn on February 20, 1962, in the Friendship 7, making three full orbits before reentering. Glenn had to fly parts of his final two orbits manua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.
https://www.nasa.gov/

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Claim 4: “Trump and his guests had a TV wheeled in to watch the dramatic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.”

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Two independent news sources (EuroNews and France24) confirm the mission ended with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The 10-day mission is set to end with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, as part of broader efforts to advance human space exploration.
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/03/30/artemis-ii-prepare…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260401-artemis-2-what…

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Claim 5: “Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are expected to join the president in the Oval Office.”

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Two independent news sources (BBC News and Phys) explicitly list the crew as Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Artemis II crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0e1myvl2ko?at_medium=RSS…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen [were the crew]
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-nasa-artemis-ii-moonship-home.…

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Claim 6: “humans last visited in 1972”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm that the last human visit to the moon was the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

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web search NEUTRAL — Toggle Human Moon landings (1969–1972) subsection.Surveyor 3 was visited two years after its Moon landing by the crew of Apollo 12. They removed parts of it for examination back on Earth to determine …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing

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web search NEUTRAL — The last human journey to the Moon occurred in 1972 through the Apollo 17 mission.This marks the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972. The mission named Artemis II has a duration of nearly 10 d…
https://www.kompas.id/artikel/en-dari-artemis-ii-mengapa-man…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Artemis II astronauts returned to Houston after a record-breaking mission around the Moon. The crew spoke about the challenges of the flight and technical problems in space.
https://unn.ua/en/news/how-the-artemis-ii-astronauts-were-gr…

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Claim 7: “The crew broke the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth during a 10-day lunar flyby this month.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Artemis II crew traveled farther from Earth than any other human and conducted a lunar flyby.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Artemis II crew has now traveled farther from Earth than any other human ever on its way to the moon.The Artemis II crew is expected to reach a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth as it c…
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/artemis-ii-space-record-bre…

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web search NEUTRAL — Artemis II will begin its return to Earth after lunar observations conclude Monday night. The vessel is expected to splash down off San Diego on Friday evening.
https://www.ms.now/news/artemis-ii-crew-sets-record-for-fart…

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Claim 8: “President Trump will host the four astronauts from the Artemis II mission at the White House on Wednesday”

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While evidence confirms Donald Trump is the incumbent president, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming a White House meeting with Artemis II astronauts on a Wednesday.

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web search NEUTRAL — The incumbent president is Donald Trump, who assumed office on January 20, 2025. [5][6] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Unit…

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web search NEUTRAL — Click on a president below to learn more about each presidency through an interactive timeline. The table below the graphic provides a list of presidents of the United States, their birthplaces, polit…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Presidents-of-the-United-St…

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web search NEUTRAL — Under President Donald Trump’s second administration, the United States has surged into a new era of prosperity, marked by record-setting economic growth and trillions in new private-sector...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/

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