White House ceremony honors Artemis 2 crew after lunar flyby

A presenter at a White House ceremony introduced members of the Artemis 2 crew and praised their recent lunar flyby, thanking supporters and urging continued exploration.

The presenter named Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook and "Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency," saying, "We have the whole Artemis 2 crew here, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, and Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency." The event took place at the White House in Washington, D.C.

The presenter summarized the mission in simple terms: "We went out, flew around the moon, just an incredible mission." He added that what the crew cherished most was their camaraderie, saying, "The thing that I think we we cherish the most is we landed as best friends and the entire world was a part of that mission with us." Those remarks framed the mission both as a technical achievement and a shared, public moment.

Closing the brief ceremony remarks, the presenter thanked supporters and urged continued effort in space exploration: "So thank you all for supporting us and never stop exploring." The ceremony consisted of those introductions and remarks; no formal actions, votes, or policy announcements were recorded in the provided transcript.

The presenter was the sole speaker in the transcripted segment provided. Crew members were named but did not speak in the recorded excerpts.