Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Trump to Honor Historic Artemis II Crew With Medals
Four astronauts flew around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission.
They spent 10 days in space aboard the Orion spacecraft.
It was the first time Orion carried people.
The crew also travelled farther from Earth than any humans before them.
President Donald Trump plans to give them a major space award.
The ceremony is scheduled for August 28 in Houston.
Victor Glover was the first Black astronaut on a lunar mission.
Christina Koch was the first woman assigned to a mission around the Moon.
NASA used the mission to test systems needed for future trips to the Moon and eventually Mars.
President Donald Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honour to the four Artemis II astronauts.
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen completed a 10-day flight around the Moon on April 10.
The August 28 ceremony will take place at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston.
Artemis II was Orion’s first crewed flight and carried humans farther into space than ever before.
The mission tested spacecraft systems for future lunar missions and NASA’s longer-term plans for Mars exploration.
- Who
- President Donald Trump will honor NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
- What
- The four Artemis II crew members will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honour.
- When
- The ceremony is scheduled for August 28; the crew completed its mission on April 10.
- Where
- The ceremony will be held at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas; Artemis II travelled around the Moon.
- Why
- The astronauts are being recognized for exceptionally meritorious achievements and contributions to human spaceflight during the historic Artemis II mission.
- Award
- Congressional Space Medal of Honour
- Recipients
- Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen
- Mission duration
- 10 days
- Spacecraft
- NASA’s Orion
- Mission milestone
- First crewed Orion flight and first human mission beyond the Moon in more than 50 years
- Ceremony date
- August 28
- Ceremony location
- NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston