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

Four astronauts who completed a historic lunar flyby mission in April have been awarded the U.S.’s highest space honor, recognizing their groundbreaking achievement. The team—three Americans and one Canadian—set a new distance record for humanity during their flight around the moon for NASA. The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was presented to them by a former U.S. president, marking a rare civilian distinction for their contributions to space exploration. The ceremony highlights the significance of their mission in advancing human spaceflight.

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen received the Congressional Space Medal of HonorThe 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. Continue reading...