WATCH LIVE: Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday to four Artemis II crew members in recognition of their historic flight around the moon. The awards ceremony is scheduled for around 11:40 a.m. at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The medal honors astronauts for their exceptionally meritorious efforts benefiting the nation and humanity. These four astronauts-Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and jeremy Hansen-became the first humans in decades to return to the moon’s orbital region, setting a record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth. The event highlights significant advancements in space exploration,including recent NASA crew announcements for the Artemis III mission and related space activities.
President Donald Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday to the four Artemis II crew members to honor their flight around the moon.
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Trump will give the awards to astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen at around 11:40 a.m. on Friday morning at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The medal rewards astronauts who have distinguished themselves with “exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the Nation and of mankind.”
The four crew members were the first humans to return to the region in space where the moon orbits in decades, setting the record for the longest distance mankind has traveled from Earth.
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