Artemis II crew to receive top U.S. astronaut honor
President Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to NASA's Artemis II astronauts on Aug. 28 at Johnson Space Center. The crew completed a 10-day lunar flyby in April, marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. The ceremony will be livestreamed and will include NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
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