President Donald Trump speaks by phone with astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a visit to NASA facilities in Houston. The call is made from NASA’s Johnson Space Center and includes brief remarks to the crew while the ISS is in orbit.
In accounts from outlets, the visit is described as part of Trump’s stop at NASA Mission Control, where he meets staff and observes operations. Fox News adds that Trump praises space pioneers and jokes about not traveling to space, while saying he offers “Oval Office time.” CBS News similarly reports the phone call with the ISS crew during the Mission Control visit but focuses more on the visit setting and the fact of the call.
Across both sources, the common elements are Trump’s presence at Johnson Space Center, the call to the ISS crew while he is there, and the public nature of the interaction tied to NASA’s Houston operations. Neither outlet disputes the timing or the general purpose of the exchange.
