President Trump Meets Artemis III Crew at the White House and Receives a Moon Rock Brought Back by Apollo 14
The White House's official channel released a video of President Donald Trump meeting the crew of NASA's Artemis III mission in the Oval Office in Washington on October 28, 2026. The crew presented the President with a moon rock brought back to Earth by Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard.
The Artemis III crew consists of NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik (commander), Andre Douglas, and Frank Rubio, and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, with Bob Hines as backup. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman accompanied the crew. In the White House's official video, Parmitano speaks about the mission and the crew.
Artemis III is the crewed mission in NASA's Artemis lunar program, scheduled to launch in 2027.
Source: GSM · USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：欧洲航天局宇航员卢卡·帕尔米塔诺在白宫官方视频中讲述阿尔忒弥斯三号任务（白宫官方频道视频封面）。白宫发布，公共领域。 / European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano speaking about the Artemis III mission in the White House's official video (White House official channel video poster). The White House, public domain.
