(L/R) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Ted Cruz (R), Republican of Texas and Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, presents copies of Senate Resolutions in honor of the Artemis II mission to members of the Artemis II crew, including Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (L) and Mission Specialist Christina Koch (C), during a meet and greet on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Ted Cruz (2R), Republican of Texas and Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, shakes hands with Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman (2nd L), alongside Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover (R), and US Senator Maria Cantwell (L), Democrat of Washington, during a meet and greet on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, including Chairman Senator Ted Cruz (2L), Republican of Texas, and US Senator Maria Cantwell (C), Democrat of Washington, stand alongside members of the Artemis II crew, including Pilot Victor Glover (3L), Commander Reid Wiseman (4L), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (center R), and Mission Specialist Christina Koch (4R), during a meet and greet on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Ted Cruz (C), Republican of Texas and Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, speaks alongside members of the Artemis II crew, including Pilot Victor Glover (R), Commander Reid Wiseman (3rd R), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (L), and Mission Specialist Christina Koch (2nd L), during a meet and greet on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Ted Cruz (L), Republican of Texas and Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, speaks with members of the Artemis II crew, including Pilot Victor Glover (2L), Commander Reid Wiseman (3rd R), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (R), and Mission Specialist Christina Koch (2nd R), during a meet and greet on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Ted Cruz (L), Republican of Texas and Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, speaks with members of the Artemis II crew, including Pilot Victor Glover (C) and Mission Specialist Christina Koch (2nd R) during a meet and greet on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)