Trump congratulates returned Artemis astronauts, says ‘next step, Mars!’
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President Donald Trump on Friday (April 11, 2026) praised the Artemis astronauts just after they splashed down in the Pacific and capped their journey around the Moon, as he looked ahead to the eventual goal of sending missions to Mars.
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President Donald Trump on Friday (April 11, 2026) praised the Artemis astronauts just after they splashed down in the Pacific and capped their journey around the Moon, as he looked ahead to the eventual goal of sending missions to Mars.
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“Congratulations to the Great and Very Talented Crew of Artemis II.
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The entire trip was spectacular, the landing was perfect and, as President of the United States, I could not be more proud!” Mr.
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“U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (April 11, 2026) praised the Artemis astronauts just after they splashed down in the Pacific and capped their journey around the Moon, as he looked ahead to the eventual goal of sending missions to Mars.”
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The evidence provided contains general information about Artemis missions (Artemis II launched on April 1, 2026) and a timeline for Donald Trump's presidency in 2026. However, none of the evidence confirms the specific event described: Donald Trump praising the astronauts on April 11, 2026, after a splashdown following a Moon journey, or any mention of Mars goals in that context. The claim refers to a specific future event that is not corroborated by the provided sources.
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— Artemis II was a crewed nine-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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— Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program, with a targeted launch in mid-2027. The crew will launch aboard the Space Launch System rocket…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III
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— The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2026, from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
““Congratulations to the Great and Very Talented Crew of Artemis II. The entire trip was spectacular, the landing was perfect and, as President of the United States, I could not be more proud!” Mr. Trump said on Truth Social.”
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The evidence confirms that Donald Trump has used Truth Social and that Wikipedia contains general information about his rhetoric and social media use. However, none of the provided evidence confirms the specific post: that he posted on Truth Social on April 11, 2026, congratulating the Artemis II crew and calling the landing perfect. The evidence is insufficient to verify this specific, dated social media post.
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— The rhetoric of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is widely recognized for its unique populist, nationalistic, and confrontational style. It has been the subject of exten…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric_of_Donald_Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric_of_Donald_Trump
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— Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in May 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
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— Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) is an American media and technology company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. It runs the Truth Social social-media platform and is majority-owned by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Media_&_Technology_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Media_&_Technology_Group
“Published - April 11, 2026 11:20 am IST”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for unrelated topics (IST Entertainment, Ist Ist band, Toyota Ist). None of the sources mention the publication date of April 11, 2026, at 11:20 am IST. Therefore, the claim cannot be verified or refuted using the provided evidence.
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— IST Entertainment (Korean: 아이에스티엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company under Content Technologies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IST_Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IST_Entertainment
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— Ist Ist are an English post-punk band based in Greater Manchester
The group consists of Adam Houghton (vocals, guitar), Mat Peters (guitar, synthesizer keyboards), Andy Keating (bass), and Joel Kay (d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ist_Ist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ist_Ist
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— The Toyota Ist (Japanese: トヨタ・ist (イスト), Toyota Isuto) (stylised as ist) is a subcompact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota. It is exported to the United States as the Scion xA and Scio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Ist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Ist
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