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Artemis II Crew Awarded the U.S.'s Highest Space Honor
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Artemis II Crew Awarded the U.S.'s Highest Space Honor

Artemis II commanders Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump at NASA's Johnson Space Center for their April lunar flyby aboard Orion, the first Moon mission of its kind in decades and a precursor to Artemis III/IV; the ceremony also touched on a proposed US space academy and timelines for future lunar exploration amid calls to return to the Moon before the next administration.

Artemis II astronauts awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor for lunar milestone
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Artemis II astronauts awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor for lunar milestone

The Artemis II crew—Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on August 28 for their historic lunar flyby, which set a record distance from Earth (~406,771 km / 252,756 miles) during a 10-day mission. The ceremony will be at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, a nod to a select group of astronauts who have earned the honor. The award followed a recommendation to President Trump, and comes amid ongoing NASA budget discussions; the Artemis II milestones echo the legacy of Armstrong and Glenn, with Hurley and Behnken the most recent prior recipients.

Trump to award Congressional Space Medal to Artemis II astronauts for historic lunar flyby
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Trump to award Congressional Space Medal to Artemis II astronauts for historic lunar flyby

President Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen at an Aug. 28 ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, honoring their record-setting lunar flyby that took humans farther from Earth than Apollo 13—a milestone for NASA's Artemis program on the path to a lunar base and future Moon landings.