Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot
The Artemis II astronauts were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump for their recent lunar flyby mission. The event also featured an announcement regarding the creation of a new US space academy.
Why it matters
The ceremony underscores the renewed political and national focus on space exploration and the competitive race for lunar and Martian milestones.
From left, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Donald Trump at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday./Getty Images From left, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Donald Trump at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday./Getty Images Artemis II Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Prefer the Guardian on Google The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon in April received the US’s highest space honor on Friday.
Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose lunar flyby for the US space agency Nasa set a new distance record for humanity.
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