{
  "id": 2412687,
  "title": "NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-set-to-receive-congressional-space-medal-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T17:06:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA",
    "slug": "nasa",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-set-to-receive-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA's Artemis II crew, including astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are preparing to be honored with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The prestigious award ceremony will take place on Friday, Aug. 28, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, led by President Donald J. Trump. The crew recently completed a historic 10-day mission around the Moon, marking the first time astronauts have traveled beyond the Moon in over 50 years and the farthest distance humans have ever ventured into space. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will join in the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on multiple platforms. Interested media members can apply for limited media credentialing by submitting their request online by 5 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Aug. 25. For more information on NASA's Artemis program, visit the agency's website.",
  "summary": "President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}