{"id":44987,"date":"2026-04-08T00:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=44987"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:22:56","slug":"people-point-out-artemis-ii-astronauts-awkward-response-during-trump-call-after-historic-moon-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=44987","title":{"rendered":"People point out Artemis II astronauts\u2019 awkward response during Trump call after historic Moon mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A lot of people on social media have zeroed in on an awkward moment between the Artemis II crew and Donald Trump during their conversation.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"hqtcp69d5d7ad9dfee\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.hqtcp69d5d7ad9dfee {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.hqtcp69d5d7ad9dfee {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.hqtcp69d5d7ad9dfee {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.hqtcp69d5d7ad9dfee {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.hqtcp69d5d7ad9dfee {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>During the mission,<strong>\u00a0Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Jeremy Hansen<\/strong> experienced a planned communications blackout lasting around 40 minutes. Just before losing signal, they shared a message on social media: \u201cAs we prepare to go out of radio communication\u2026 to all of you down there on Earth, and around Earth \u2013 we love you from the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later that evening,\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0spoke with\u00a0the crew\u00a0for more than 12 minutes, praising their achievement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, you\u2019ve made history and made all America really proud,\u201d he told them, cited by Daily Beast, according\u00a0to VT. \u201cHumans have never really seen anything quite like what you\u2019re doing in a manned spacecraft. It\u2019s really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-51897c988dd976c272ce66add761e1ad\" class=\"newsner-51897c988dd976c272ce66add761e1ad newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1447012578\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen thanked Donald Trump on behalf of Canada for allowing him to take part in the mission, Trump responded by referencing Wayne Gretzky and other Canadian figures, saying they were proud of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a lot of courage. I\u2019m not sure if they\u2019d want to do that,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not even sure if \u2018The Great One\u2019 would want to do that, to be honest with you\u2026 but you have a lot of courage doing what you\u2019re doing, a lot of bravery and a lot of genius, but they\u2019re very proud of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-artemis-ii-in-contact-with-donald-trump\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artemis II in contact with Donald Trump<\/h2>\n<p>What followed didn\u2019t go unnoticed. Instead of responding, the astronauts remained quiet, watching their microphone float in zero gravity as they exchanged awkward smiles with the camera. The pause stretched for nearly a minute, with Trump also remaining silent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSilence in space hits different like a cosmic void filled with awkwardness and existential dread,\u201d one user wrote online, according to VT, while another added: \u201cI think the funniest part is actually them being more entertained by spinning the microphone around than whatever Trump is saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-284854501\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-5b9ca0a7c667ed46390383b1dd86a26b\" class=\"newsner-5b9ca0a7c667ed46390383b1dd86a26b newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Mission commander Reid Wiseman eventually broke the silence. He asked NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman if the president was still on the line. Both Isaacman and Trump confirmed the connection, and then laughed as Wiseman gave a thumbs-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we might have gotten cut off,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt is a long distance, it\u2019s a long ways. The reception\u2019s been great,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The president ended the call saying he hoped to welcome them to the Oval Office when they return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll ask Jared to bring you over, and I\u2019ll ask for your autograph, because I don\u2019t really ask for autographs much, but you deserve that, you really are something. Everybody\u2019s talking about this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people on social media have zeroed in on an awkward moment between the Artemis II crew and Donald Trump during their conversation. During the mission,\u00a0Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and\u00a0Jeremy Hansen experienced a planned communications blackout lasting around 40 minutes. 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