USA: Trump calls to congratulate participants of first all-female spacewalk

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M/S US President Donald Trump, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Ivanka Trump at video call event, Washington DC *BUG AT SOURCE*
SOT, Donald Trump, US President: "We're thrilled to be speaking live with two brave American astronauts who are making history, joining us during their spacewalk outside the International Space Station. And this is the first time for a woman outside of the space station. Our flight engineers, Christina Koch and flight engineer Jessica Meir. And I just want to congratulate you. What you do is incredible. It's so you're very brave people. I don't think I want to do it. I must tell you that. But you are amazing people."
M/S US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Ivanka Trump at video call event *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Donald Trump, US President: "Congratulations, Christina and Jessica, on this historic event. This is truly historic. And you're right now on television all over the world. So don't get nervous."
US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Ivanka Trump clapping *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Jessica Meir, NASA Astronaut: "We don't want to take too much credit because there have been many others — female spacewalkers — before us. This is just the first time that there have been two women outside at the same time. And it's really interesting for us, we've talked a lot about it up here. You know, for us, this is really just us doing our job. It's something we've been training for, for six years we've been preparing for and so we didn't really you know - for us it's just coming up here and doing our job today and we were the crew that were tasked with this assignment. At the same time we recognize that it is a historic achievement. And we do, of course, want to give credit for all those that came before us. There's been a long line of female scientists, explorers, engineers and astronauts. And we have followed in their footsteps to get us where we are today." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE* *NO CUTAWAYS AT SOURCE*
SOT, Donald Trump, US President: "This is a first step because we're going to the moon and then we're going to Mars. We're launching from the moon most likely. They seem to think that's the best way of doing it, Jim. So we're launching from the moon. And I just want to congratulate you both. You're very brave, brilliant women. And you represent this country so well. And our country is very proud of you and we are very proud of you. Millions and millions of people are watching you right now. But I will tell you, what you do is is really something very special. So first the Moon and then we go to Mars." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE* *NO CUTAWAYS AT SOURCE*
SOT, Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator: "By direction of the president, we will have the first man or I should say the first woman and next man on the South Pole of the moon will be American."
SOT, Donald Trump, US President: "And what's your timing on that? Well, better not say it too fast. (Applause) Get it done before you talk about it. Ok. Go ahead."
SOT, Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator: "The goal is 2024, sir. We're at. If all things go according to plan, 2024 is within the realm of what is possible. And we're working hard to make that a reality."
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US President Donald Trump made a congratulatory video call to the world’s first all-female spacewalking team from Washington DC on Friday.
Trump hailed the event as "truly historic" and went on to address the space walkers, saying: "What you do is incredible. You're very brave people."
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir became the first all-female group of astronauts to conduct a spacewalk mission earlier on Friday to replace a failed power control unit.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joined the president for the call in the cabinet room along with Vice President Mike Pence and the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump.
Bridenstine iterated the US space agency’s goal of returning to the Moon by 2024 with the first woman and "next man" on the South Pole of the Moon with Trump adding "so first the Moon then we go to Mars."