A historic moment unfolded as the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission—including the first Canadian astronaut to receive the honor—was presented with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor during a visit to the Johnson Space Center. The prestigious award, bestowed four months after their groundbreaking lunar flyby, recognizes their contributions to advancing human space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit. With the mission marking a milestone in deep-space travel, the ceremony underscored the team’s role in paving the way for future crewed missions to the moon and beyond. The medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors for space achievements, highlights the significance of their pioneering work in modern astronautics.
President Trump awarded NASA's Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday during a visit to Johnson Space Center in Houston. U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen all received the honor four months after their historic mission in which the crew flew by the moon....
