NASA administrator Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be at this moment without President Trump as Orion prepares to pass the far side of the Moon.

The following is the full transcript of an interview with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 5, 2026.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared side-by-side pictures showing how our home planet Earth was captured on camera from space in 1972 by the crew of first Moon mission 'Apollo 17' and the second Moon mission ‘Artemis II’ in 2026.

NASA launched the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

Artemis II officially set off into outer space on Wednesday, April 1, and now, the crew is in orbit. So, where is Artemis II now? Thankfully, a tracker shows real-time footage of this mission. The Artemis II mission is NASA's first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

As NASA’s Artemis II crew prepares for liftoff, CNN’s Boris Sanchez speaks with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman about mission expectations and the future of the Artemis program.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is now orbiting Earth as astronauts perform system checks and fix onboard issues. The historic 10-day crewed mission will soon head for a Moon flyby, track every milestone and live developments on republicworld.

The crew will travel more than 252,000 miles from Earth – a distance record for humans – before hanging a U-turn behind the moon and heading home.