Four NASA Artemis Mission Crew Meet with US President Joe Biden

Four crew of Artemis and President Joe Biden (photo: doc. NASA)

JAKARTA – Four astronauts on the Artemis mission, the human landing on the Moon, met with United States President Joe Biden at the White House, Washington on Thursday, December 14.

In a release shared by the United States Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Biden met with NASA Astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen in the Oval Office.

During the meeting, Biden and the astronauts discussed the test flight that would soon be held. They also talked a lot about lunar science, including the Moon rock on display in the Oval Office.

Biden shared the moment of this meeting on his social media. The country's leader said he was happy to have welcomed the four crew members who would be flown on a mission to explore and land on the Moon.

“I had the honor of welcoming the brave crew of the Artemis II mission to the Moon to the White House. Here on Earth, our children will learn the names of these pioneers," Biden wrote on Wednesday, December 20.

Biden also said that these four crew members would be part of history and would lead the world to a better future. It is also believed that future development can be achieved through the Artemis mission.

In the near future, the four astronauts will circle the moon's orbit via the Artemis II mission. This mission is part of the testing before astronauts land on the Moon. The plan is that this mission will be held in November next year.

After the Artemis II mission is completed, NASA will continue the actual landing mission via Artemis III. In this mission, NASA will land the first female astronaut on the Moon.