American President Donald Trump had a radio communication with the 4 members of the Artemis II mission, telling them that they have "inspired the entire world." "Today, you have made history and made all of America truly proud, extremely proud. You have truly inspired the entire world," declared Trump. "Recently we have many things to be proud of, but there is nothing like what you are doing, orbiting the Moon for the first time in more than half a century and breaking the all-time record for the farthest distance from planet Earth," he added. The American president considered the astronauts "pioneers of modern days" and congratulated them on "an extraordinary journey to the stars." He also said he hopes to establish a permanent presence on the Moon, adding that he can hardly wait for future missions to Mars. After traveling a record distance of 406,771 km away from Earth and completing an orbit around the Moon, the Artemis II astronauts are on their way home. The astronauts saw parts of the Moon's surface that had never been seen before, areas on the far side that are not visible from Earth. The crew is expected to return to Earth on Friday evening.