Trump to award Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts
The Artemis II crew will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor after becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to travel beyond the Moon. Their 10-day Orion mission also carried them farther into space than anyone in history.
President Donald J. Trump is set to honor the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission with the prestigious Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 28 at Johnson Space Center in Houston. This medal is among the highest honors bestowed by the United States for contributions to human spaceflight.
The Artemis II mission, which concluded on April 10, marked the first time astronauts traveled aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, which is designed for deep space missions. The crew, comprising NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, completed a 10-day journey around the Moon.
This historic flight broke records by being the first human voyage beyond the Moon in over 50 years and the farthest distance any humans have ever traveled. The Aug. 28 event will highlight the crew's significant contributions to advancing NASA's Artemis program and the return of astronauts to deep space exploration. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will participate in the awards ceremony alongside President Trump and the four astronauts.
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