Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Coverage of Congressional Space Medal of Honor in the Nexus archive.
- Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history
Donald Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—for their historic journey aboard Artemis II. The crew set a human spaceflight distance record by traveling 252,756 miles from Earth during the mission around the moon.
- 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.