Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot
- Four Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday, August 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- The medal recipients include astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover, among the four-member crew.
- President Donald Trump presented the medals and also announced the creation of a new U.S. Space Academy via executive order during the ceremony.
- Trump made the first call to the International Space Station by a sitting president, congratulating the crew and praising their bravery.
Four astronauts from the Artemis II mission, which successfully flew around the moon earlier in 2026, were honored Friday with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at a ceremony held at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The recipients included Mission Specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch, as well as Pilot Victor Glover.
President Donald Trump presided over the medal presentation ceremony. During the event, Trump also signed an executive order establishing a new U.S. Space Academy, expanding the nation's institutional framework for space exploration and training.
In addition to the medal ceremony, Trump made a historic call to astronauts aboard the International Space Station, marking the first time a sitting president has directly communicated with the station's crew. During the call, he congratulated the astronauts and commended their bravery in advancing human spaceflight.
阿尔忒弥斯II号宇航员因成功绕月任务获得美国最高太空荣誉
四名阿尔忒弥斯II号任务的宇航员因其今年早些时候成功绕月飞行而获得荣誉。周五，他们在休斯顿NASA约翰逊航天中心举行的仪式上获得了美国国会太空奖章。获奖者包括任务专家杰里米·汉森和克里斯蒂娜·科赫，以及飞行员维克多·格洛弗。
特朗普总统主持了颁奖仪式。在活动期间，特朗普还签署了行政令，建立新的美国太空学院，扩展了美国在太空探索和培训方面的制度框架。
除颁奖仪式外，特朗普还与国际空间站上的宇航员进行了通话，这是现任总统首次直接与空间站机组人员沟通。在通话中，他祝贺宇航员并赞扬了他们在推进人类太空飞行方面的勇气。