Jeremy Hansen Becomes First Non-NASA Astronaut to Receive US Space Medal of Honor
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has become the first non-NASA astronaut to receive the American Congressional Space Medal of Honor in a ceremony alongside his crewmates on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the four Artemis II astronauts—NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Hansen—the medal in a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
TL;DR
- Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian astronaut, was awarded the American Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
- He is the first non-NASA astronaut to receive this award.
- U.S. President Donald Trump presented the medal to the four Artemis II astronauts.
- The ceremony took place at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
- Hansen was acknowledged for being the first non-American to travel extensively in space.