Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history

President Donald Trump will honor four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The award recognizes their Artemis II mission, a record-breaking voyage during which they traveled 252,756 miles from Earth around the moon. This celebration highlights the achievement of reaching farther from Earth than any humans in history.