Trump Honors Artemis II Astronauts — But Only After Revealing What He Wants to Build Next The ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, where President Donald Trump honored the Artemis II astronauts, was meant to be a celebratory moment for American space exploration.
Instead, it turned into a platform for Trump to tout his latest vanity project: a U. S. Space Academy that he claims will rival the nation's service academies.
As Trump spoke, he seemed more interested in grandstanding than in genuinely acknowledging the achievements of the astronauts.