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Artemis II crew to receive top US space medal for historic lunar journey

The Guardian UK · 23 August 2026 at 11:00

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 The crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission have earned the US’s top space medal, officials have announced.

Cmdr Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are set to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on 28 August, the US space agency Nasa said .

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Artemis II crew to receive top US space medal for historic lunar journey

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