Sen. Moran Hosts NASA's Artemis II Astronauts & Senate Appropriations Committee Members

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]Commanders, these are These are members of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee, or they work for members of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee, >> [music] >> or they just crashed your party.

[00:00:09]>> [laughter] >> And uh we're delighted to have you and and your colleagues uh from space [music] and and now here in the United States Senate. Uh we just had the the greatest gift that could ever be bestowed upon myself, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy of going 250,000 mi away from our home planet and looking back at the moon and the and the Earth and really just appreciating the bounty that this planet gives us to all of us. So, we're honored to be here. It's great to come and repay a little bit of the gift that this nation and the world has given to us. So, Let me just uh say we're glad to have you safely back on planet Earth, uh but really congratulations on the success of your mission and your teams and for inspiring so many people to learn more about our our planet and our universe. So, thank you.

[00:00:53]I do think it's it's extraordinary to look at yourselves from an external point of view, and I would just say you should be should be proud of the four of us. You should be proud of yourselves, especially the the people in this room.

[00:01:03]I mean, you you make a difference in making something like Artemis 2 a reality, and it's pretty extraordinary.

[00:01:10]You should be proud as Americans that you created this enterprise, and uh you know, we're we're going to travel around this country, but we're also going to remind people about what we're trying to do next. Artemis 2 is just one step. You guys are up to some really big things, and we're going to we're going to blow Artemis 2 out of the water in the in the near future if we stay focused and really get after it. And so, I hope you you feel personal We, the four of us, hope you feel personal pride when you see yourselves and what we went and did.

[00:01:38]So, thank you to all of you. Thank you.

[00:01:40]>> [applause]