Washington DC, April 29 -- US President Donald Trump hosted the four-member Artemis II crew at the White House on Wednesday, celebrating their historic return from the farthest reaches of space ever travelled by humankind.

The meeting in the Oval Office served as a homecoming for astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, who safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 11 after a monumental 10-day mission around the Moon.

During the interaction, which included the astronauts' families, President Trump praised the courage of the crew, emphasising the mission's role in his administration's vision for American leadership in space.

Addressing the astronauts, Trump said, "We have some people that have ...