Trump to honor Artemis II crew with nation's top space medal
President Trump is set to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew for their historic mission around the moon. The ceremony will take place at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, honoring the four astronauts who completed the first human lunar flight in over 50 years.
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This recognizes significant contributions to space exploration and national prestige in the aerospace sector.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission, CBS News has learned.A White House official confirmed the award will be presented Friday, Aug. 28, at Johnson Space Center in Houston.NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, became the first humans to travel around the moon in more than a half-century during a 10-day mission. They splashed down safely to end the record-breaking flight on April 10.Only 30 astronauts have received the medal, including Neil Armstrong and John Glenn, according to NASA.
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