Trump awards Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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White House Headlines - August 28, 2026

White House Headlines - August 28, 2026

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.

Astronaut legends John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and the crews who died on the Columbia and Challenger space shuttles are among the 30 astronauts who have been awarded the honor since 1978.

“Today we add four new names to this elite roster of explorers,” Trump said during the ceremony. “It’s really what they are when you think of........

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