Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

TL;DR

  • The Artemis II astronauts received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for their lunar flyby.
  • President Donald Trump presented the award and announced the creation of a US space academy.
  • The Artemis II mission set a new distance record for humanity and tested NASA's new Orion capsule.
  • Future Artemis missions aim for lunar landings, with plans for a sustainable moon base.
  • The award ceremony recognized past recipients, including Neil Armstrong and astronauts from the Apollo program.

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