{
  "id": 4005946,
  "title": "Artemis II astronauts receive nation’s highest space honor for their successful moonshot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/artemis-ii-astronauts-receive-nations-highest-space-honor-for-their",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/sci-tech/2026/08/28/artemis-ii-astronauts-receive-nations-highest-space-honor-for-their-successful-moonshot"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Artemis II astronauts who orbited the moon earlier this year were awarded the nation's highest space honor. President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four astronauts: Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen. The astronauts flew around the moon in April, breaking the distance record and testing NASA's new Orion capsule. They also launched aboard NASA's new moon rocket, setting the stage for future missions. President Trump announced the creation of a U.S. Space Academy for the Space Force and NASA, with a location yet to be determined. The astronauts called him and other dignitaries \"four intrepid space heroes,\" thanking all who contributed to the Artemis II mission.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Four astronauts awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor",
    "Artemis II mission orbited the moon in April",
    "NASA's Orion capsule tested during historic flight"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump awards Artemis II crew with congressional space Medal of Honor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-awards-artemis-ii-crew-with-congressional-space-medal-of-honor",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:09:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}