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 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- The medal recipients include Mission Specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch, and Pilot Victor Glover.
- 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 this year, were honored with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The recipients were Mission Specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch, and Pilot Victor Glover. President Donald Trump presented the medals during the ceremony.
During the same event, Trump announced the creation of a new U.S. Space Academy through an executive order, with White House Science and Technology Advisor Michael Kratsios and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman present at the signing.
Trump also made a historic call to astronauts aboard the International Space Station from NASA's Mission Control at Johnson Space Center, marking the first time a sitting president has made such a direct communication to the station. He congratulated the crew and praised their bravery.
阿尔忒弥斯二号宇航员因成功绕月任务获得美国最高太空荣誉
四名今年早些时候成功绕月飞行的阿尔忒弥斯二号宇航员于周五在美国宇航局休斯顿约翰逊航天中心获得国会太空荣誉勋章。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。唐纳德·特朗普总统在仪式上颁发了勋章。
在同一活动期间，特朗普通过行政命令宣布创建新的美国太空学院，白宫科学技术顾问迈克尔·克拉茨奥斯和美国宇航局局长贾里德·艾萨克曼出席了签署仪式。
特朗普还从美国宇航局约翰逊航天中心的任务控制中心致电国际空间站上的宇航员，这是现任总统首次与空间站进行直接通话。他祝贺了宇航员团队并赞扬了他们的勇气。