Artemis II crew to receive top US space medal for historic lunar journey
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen broke record for farthest distance traveled from Earth
TL;DR
- The Artemis II crew will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on August 28.
- The crew consists of Cmdr Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
- Their 10-day mission broke the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth, reaching 252,756 miles.
- Jeremy Hansen is the first non-US citizen to fly to the moon.
- This honor is among the US's top space medals, previously awarded to astronauts like Neil Armstrong and John Glenn.
- The medal selection was recommended by Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman and approved by President Donald Trump.
- The ceremony is scheduled at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- Despite proposed budget cuts to NASA by the Trump administration, Congress has put forth proposals to maintain funding for space science projects.