President Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission in a ceremony on Aug. 28. NASA says the event is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where each crew member will receive the medal.
The Artemis II crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. CBS reports that Trump plans to honor the Artemis II crew with the nation’s top space medal, aligning with NASA’s announcement about the medal and the ceremony timing and location. Both outlets characterize the award as a formal recognition by the U.S. government of the Artemis II mission and its astronauts.
No other differing interpretations or additional policy details are provided in the sources beyond the planned recognition, the identities of the recipients, and the ceremony arrangements.
