Trump to Honor Artemis II Astronauts With Congressional Space Medal
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The Story
President Donald Trump is set to honor four astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history during a record-breaking journey around the moon earlier this year. Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch. The four Artemis II astronauts, along with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, were welcomed to the Oval Office by President Trump on April 29, 2026. The Artemis II mission involved a journey around the moon. Other space-related news includes NASA's nuclear Dragonfly copter, which is planned to search for signs of life on Titan. A NASA-led study also indicates that some Earth microbes could survive on the moon.
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What they agree on
- President Donald Trump is set to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to four Artemis II astronauts.
- The astronauts traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history during a journey around the moon.
- The NASA astronauts to be honored include Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch.
- President Trump welcomed the four Artemis II astronauts and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to the Oval Office on April 29, 2026.
Where they split
- Fox News and Space.com explicitly state that President Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
- The Los Angeles Times and The Japan Times focus on other NASA-related news, such as the Dragonfly copter and a study on Earth microbes on the moon, rather than the Artemis II award.
- Fox News names three of the four astronauts to be honored: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch.