Trump will present the NASA astronauts on the Artemis II mission with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
On August 28, U.S. President Donald Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew members of NASA’s Artemis II mission. The ceremony will take place at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, according to Space.com.
The event will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time—3:00 p.m. GMT. Trump, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, and the Artemis II crew are expected to attend the ceremony.
As part of the 10-day Artemis II mission, NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency representative Jeremy Hansen, flew around the Moon. This was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since 1972, when the Apollo 17 crew returned to Earth.
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The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is the highest distinction the U.S. government can bestow upon an astronaut. To date, 30 people have received it, including Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, James Lovell, Shannon Lucid, and members of the Challenger and Columbia shuttle crews.
NASA’s announcement about the ceremony states that the medal will be awarded to every member of the NASA Artemis II crew. This wording may imply that Jeremy Hansen will not be among the recipients.
