{
  "id": 2423513,
  "title": "Trump to award NASA's Artemis II astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/trump-to-award-nasas-artemis-ii-astronauts-the-congressional-space",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:30:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/trump-to-award-nasas-artemis-ii-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump will bestow the Congressional Space Medal of Honor upon NASA's Artemis II moon astronauts on Friday, August 28 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The ceremony commences at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) and will be broadcast live. This prestigious award recognizes the historic moon orbit mission completed by Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen in April. The Artemis II flight marked the first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is the top accolade bestowed by the U.S. government upon astronauts; it may be awarded to all four Artemis II astronauts, or possibly only Wiseman, Glover and Koch, depending on the final decision by the president. Thirty individuals have previously received this honor, including Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and others.",
  "summary": "The NASA astronauts who flew around the moon on the Artemis II mission will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday (Aug. 28).",
  "key_points": [
    "President Trump to award Artemis II astronauts Congressional Space Medal of Honor",
    "Ceremony on August 28 at Johnson Space Center in Houston",
    "Recognizes historic moon orbit mission in April"
  ],
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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."
}