Four Artemis II crew members honored with Congressional Space Medal
The four astronauts who flew around the moon in April received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Trump at a ceremony in Houston. The crew set a new distance record for humanity, coming within 4,067 miles of the lunar surface. Trump also announced plans to establish a US space academy.
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The Artemis II crew's April voyage marked humanity's first lunar journey in over fifty years, with their Orion capsule passing within roughly 4,000 miles of the moon's surface. The flight also served as the first crewed launch of NASA's new
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