NASA moves Artemis II moon rocket off launch pad
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Four astronauts who will fly around the moon on the first U.S. human lunar spaceflight in more than 50 years were guests at the State of the Union.
During the record-long speech, the President made no mention of NASA's most important crewed mission since the Apollo era, even though the astronauts were in the audience.
President Trump lauded the Space Force in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night (Feb. 24) but did not mention the Artemis 2 moon mission, which could launch as soon as April 1.