Remarks transcript, Aug 28, 2026 (Donald Trump)

We wear these four medals, and we are going to wear them with pride, but please know: It is not pride for ourselves that we feel, and I truly mean that. It is pride for the grit that our families had when we left this planet. It is pride for that team, this NASA team, that sent us on this mission, and it is pride for the international community that stood alongside us, got this vehicle ready, operated it, and cheered us on. So thank you for bestowing this honor on us.

And in closing, how cool it is to be an astronaut here in Houston and to see our entire Astronaut Corps standing here supporting us. And behind me, you have the Artemis III crew: Randy, Luca, Frank, and Dr. Andre Douglas. And we are so excited to see where Artemis III goes and where the rest of this office goes, thanks to your vision and Administrator Isaacman's leadership. Thank you all.

I'm going to hand it over to our esteemed pilot, Victor Glover.

So, Mr. President, when we were in your office, and you were so gracious to us, lavishing us with gifts and so much of your time, we had mentioned getting you one of these blue flight jackets. And so here we have your jacket today.

And you'll notice the NASA—we affectionately call this the NASA meatball.

I see it. Great.

But on the sleeve, you'll see the team that we are a part of in the astronaut office, and that is the Flight Operations Directorate. There's a lot of neat symbology on that patch, and I can explain it to you or some of the team can later.

Underneath that, you have the Artemis II mission patch, which we told you a little bit about.

And then you've got 45 and 47 patches, which represent that vision that on—that Reid was talking about earlier.

And so we are people of our words, and it is——

Yes, that's true.

It is great to be able to give this to you in front of everyone. Thank you, sir.

Thank you very much. Let me shake your hand.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much.