President Donald Trump hosted the crew of the Artemis II lunar mission at the White House on Wednesday for an official briefing, but the spotlight quickly shifted from their achievements to his own self-assessed readiness for space travel. What began as a ceremony to celebrate the astronauts' historic journey soon turned into a showcase for the president's trademark bravado about his health and capabilities.
While meeting in the Oval Office, Trump insisted he was in good enough shape to make the trip himself. He even joked around with the new NASA administrator about what it would take to send a president into space.
