{
  "id": 4007117,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:09:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6057860-donald-trump-houston-artemis-2-crew-congressional-medal-of-honor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nPresident Trump also announced the creation of a US Space Academy on Friday, as reported by CBS News.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:05:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}