NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be possible ‘if it wasn’t for President Trump’

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be possible 'if it wasn't for President Trump'

Orion spacecraft set to pass beyond the far side of the Moon in the next 24 hours, Isaacman says

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 1, 2026. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

This image provided by NASA, astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP) (NASA via AP)

This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they speak with NASA Mission Control in a video conference while en route to the moon, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP) (NASA/AP)

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP) (NASA)

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