00:00Administrator Isaacman, we've got you loud and clear, sir. How are us?
00:04I've got you loud and clear. Artemis II crew, we have a very special guest who wanted to be the
00:09first person to greet you after your return from the far side of the moon.
00:13Reed, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy, it's my honor to introduce the President of the United States of America, President Donald
00:21J. Trump. Over to you, sir.
00:24Well, thank you very much, Jared, and you are doing a fantastic job, and hello, very special hello to Artemis
00:31II.
00:32Today you've made history and made all America really proud, incredibly proud.
00:37We have a lot of things to be proud of lately, but there's nothing like what you're doing circling around
00:43the moon for the first time in more than a half a century
00:45and breaking the all-time record for the farthest distance from planet Earth.
00:50Humans have really never seen anything quite like what you're doing in a manned spacecraft.
00:57It's really special.
00:58I want to personally salute and congratulate Commander Reed Weissman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
01:09And I also want to thank the entire amazing team at NASA, headed by Jared, who's a very special guy,
01:17by the way.
01:18And you all made this day possible, and you've really inspired the entire world, really.
01:24Everybody's watching.
01:25I find it incredible.
01:27I just watch you go to the back of the moon, and people haven't been there in a long time,
01:32we can say.
01:32But it's going to be more and more prevalent because we're going to be doing a lot of traveling.
01:37And then you're going to ultimately do the whole big trip to Mars, and that's going to be very exciting.
01:42So you look at we had no astronaut has been to the moon since the days of Apollo program.
01:49The Apollo program was also very special, but that was 50 years ago.
01:54And at long last, America is back, and America is back in many ways stronger than ever before with the
02:00hottest country anywhere in the world.
02:02The Artemis crew flew in the most powerful rocket NASA has ever made, ever launched, traveled over a quarter of
02:09a million miles,
02:10broke the distance record set by the legendary Apollo 13.
02:14And America is a frontier nation, and the four brave astronauts of Artemis II are a modern day.
02:22You really are modern day pioneers, all of you, and one of them happens to be a neighbor.
02:27You know who that is, right?
02:28You have a special person over there, a neighbor, and we like our neighbor.
02:34Your mission paves the way for America's return to the lunar surface very soon.
02:40We're going all out.
02:41We're doing everything we can, and it's headed up by Jared.
02:44We'll plant our flag once again, and this time we won't just leave footprints.
02:49We'll establish a permanent presence on the moon, and we'll push on to Mars.
02:54That'll be very exciting.
02:56I'm waiting for that so much.
02:57I'd love to be here, but maybe we won't quite make it in terms of timing, but we will be
03:03up in the moon, and that's going to happen soon.
03:06So America will be second to none in space and everything else that we're doing,
03:11and we will continue to lead the whole thing into the stars, this incredible journey into the stars.
03:18So I just wanted an honor to speak to you, and I wanted to congratulate each and every one of
03:23you,
03:24and tell me, what is the most unforgettable part of this really historic day?
03:30The whole world is watching and listening.
03:32Please tell me.
03:41President, this call is certainly special to all of us, and we really have a lot of faith in our
03:45administrator, Jared Isaacman, who is with you.
03:47We appreciate his leadership in NASA and in the international community.
03:51We are doing great things, and we are proud to be a part of it.
03:54I have to tell you, as we came around the near side of the moon, seeing all the sights that
04:00we've seen from Earth for all of our lives,
04:02but we're seeing them from a different perspective, and then we started to get a glimpse of the moon,
04:06and we saw sights, oriental sights that no human has ever seen before, not even in Apollo, and that was
04:12amazing for us.
04:13And then the surprise of the day, we just came out of an eclipse where the sun, moon, and the
04:19entire dark moon about that big right out the window that we were watching.
04:25We could see the corona of the sun, and then we could see the planet train line up, and Mars,
04:30and all of us commented how excited we are to watch this nation and this planet become a two-planet
04:36species.
04:40That is fantastic.
04:41You know, I had a decision to make in my first term, and the decision is, what are we going
04:46to do at NASA?
04:47Are we going to have it be revived, or are we going to close it down?
04:52And I had very little hesitation, and it's really great to have somebody like Jared involved, because he really makes
04:58it much easier for me.
05:00But it was not even a question in my own mind.
05:03And we just, we've spent what we had to do, and then, of course, we have Space Force, and Space
05:09Force is very much related to what you're doing.
05:12And that was my baby.
05:13That was a very important one, and it's turning out, it'll turn out to be truly one of the most
05:19important, I believe, decisions I've ever made.
05:21So we're very proud of Space Force, and we're very proud of all of you.
05:25Does anybody else have anything to say?
05:27A lot of people listening.
05:37Mr. President, to be here with you speaking about our incredible day today, I think one of the biggest highlights
05:44was coming back from the far side of the moon and having the first glimpses of planet Earth again after
05:50being out of communication for about 45 minutes.
05:53It really just reminds you what a special place we have and how important it is for our nation to
05:58lead and not follow in exploring deep space.
06:05I'd like to ask, what was your feeling when you had no communication, zero communication, all of a sudden it
06:13was cut off by, obviously, your very special location?
06:17What was your feeling when you had no communication, a little bit different, perhaps?
06:28Yes, Mr. President, it was quite a long time.
06:31I said a little prayer, but then I had to keep rolling.
06:34I was actually recording scientific observations of the far side of the moon.
06:38You know, that is actually the time when we were the farther and the closest to the moon, and so
06:43we were really able to make some of our most detailed observations of the far side of the moon up
06:48close, and so we were busy up here working really hard, and I must say, it was actually quite nice.
06:55Did you see a difference, a big difference, between the far side of the moon and the near side of
07:00the moon?
07:01Was there a difference in feel or a difference in look?
07:04What did you see?
07:13Well, Mr. President, we certainly did, and our sun really set us up well to understand what they thought we
07:19might see.
07:20And the gravitational pull of the earth has had a profound effect on the near side of the moon, changing
07:27all those dark mares, those dark patches of the moon you see from earth.
07:31It's very different on the far side.
07:33While you see some small patches of those mari in deep craters, it's very much absent on that side, so
07:38that's really neat.
07:39And while I have the microphone, sir, I just want to thank you on behalf of Canada.
07:44The space leadership you spoke of from America truly is extraordinary.
07:49I've said this many times before, a nation that leads like that and creates and sets big goals for humanity
07:56that brings other countries along with it is truly incredible.
08:00And I know that's a very intentional, not a necessary decision, but an intentional decision to lead by example and
08:07to allow other countries, like Canada, to share our gifts and help you achieve these mutually beneficial goals,
08:14like establishing a presence on the moon and eventually going to Mars.
08:17And Canadians are so proud to be a part of this program.
08:22Well, I have to say I spoke to a very special person, Wayne Gretzky, who I think you know, the
08:28great one.
08:29And I spoke to your prime minister and many other friends I have encountered, and they are so proud of
08:34you.
08:35And you have a lot of courage.
08:37I'm not sure if they'd want to do that.
08:39I'm not even sure if the great one would want to do that, to be honest with you.
08:42But you have a lot of courage doing what you're doing, a lot of bravery and a lot of a
08:46lot of genius.
08:48But they're very, very proud of you.
09:53Administrator Isaacman, just get a quick comm check, make sure you guys are still on the
09:56line and we didn't have a handover.
09:58I am.
09:59Yes, I am.
10:05And integrity, and back over to you, Mr. President.
10:09Yeah, I think we might have gotten cut off.
10:10It is a long distance, it's a long ways, the reception's been great.
10:15There's a little bit of about a nine second delay, but no, I just had a statement for,
10:22I don't know what you heard, but I was just saying they're very proud of your brilliant
10:27person from Canada on the ship.
10:30And Wayne Gretzky is a great friend of mine and he's very proud of him.
10:33And the prime minister I spoke to, they're very, very honored that you have a courageous
10:39person from Canada.
10:40You have a lot of courageous people from Canada.
10:42So it was very nice.
10:43I'm not sure if you heard me say that, but it was very nice.
10:53Yes, Mr. President.
10:54We heard that.
10:54And we do love our Jeremy Hansen.
10:56We love all our Canadian astronauts.
10:58Jenny Gibbons, Josh Kutrick.
10:59They're just great people and they're such a welcome addition to our core.
11:04Great.
11:04Well, I, I really look forward to when we can, I look forward to seeing you in the Oval Office.
11:11I'll ask Jared to bring you over and I'll ask for your autograph because I don't really
11:17ask for autographs much, but you deserve that.
11:20You really are something.
11:21Everybody's talking about this.
11:22And I look forward to having you in the Oval Office at the White House and we will celebrate
11:29your incredible achievements and triumphs.
11:32This is big.
11:32This is really big stuff.
11:34The whole world is talking about it.
11:36And if you have the time, I will certainly find the time.
11:39I've been pretty busy also, as you know, but I will absolutely find the time and we'll
11:44get together and I'm going to be giving you a big salute on behalf of the American people
11:50and beyond that.
11:59Thank you for that, Mr. President.
12:01And when you want us, we will be there.
12:03And thank you for your leadership.
12:05Thank you to Jared for his leadership.
12:07Really, thank you for taking the time out today to visit NASA.
12:10It's really special for us, but it's really special for the team on the ground.
12:13A whole team of people all around the world pulled this off.
12:16And we just want to say thank you to all of you for this.
12:19It is the thrill and honor of a lifetime to have been on this journey.
12:22Today was amazing.
12:23But this every year journey has been amazing.
12:26And it was made possible by the American people and the Canadian people.
12:31And we're so grateful to you all.
12:32Thank you very much.
12:35Well, thank you very much.
12:36And, Jared, congratulations.
12:37We'll see you soon.
12:38And I know that you have Mars very much in your mind.
12:42So we'll start thinking about that pretty soon, I think.
12:44And thank you.
12:46Congratulations to everybody.
12:47I'll see you at the Oval Office.
12:50Thank you for your time, Mr. President.
12:51It's been an honor.
12:53Thank you very much.
12:54Bye.
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