Trump awards Artemis II crew with congressional space Medal of Honor
President Trump awarded NASA's Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday during a visit to Johnson Space Center in Houston. U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen all received the honor four months after their historic mission in which the crew flew by the moon....
President Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew. The crew members who received the honor are US astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen.
The Artemis II crew flew by the moon earlier this year. According to The Hill, this historic mission occurred four months prior to the award ceremony, which took place on Friday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
President Trump also announced the creation of a US Space Academy on Friday, as reported by CBS News.
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