From left, Artemis II crew NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen are photographed on April 29, 2026, in the White House Oval Office with President Donald J. Trump. (White House)
HOUSTON – The four astronauts who made NASA’s Artemis II mission historic are set to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor during a ceremony in Houston next week.
President Donald Trump is expected to present the medals to NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on August 28 at Johnson Space Center.
The crew completed a 10-day journey around the Moon on April 10 aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The mission marked the first time astronauts traveled beyond the Moon in more than five decades and set a new record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth.
The event will be livestreamed online. Viewers can find streaming information at NASA’s live page.
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Christian Hudspeth is a Houston native who joined KPRC 2 News in December 2025. Christian began his news career at KTRK in 2022 before moving to newsrooms in Waco, Texas (KXXV), Las Vegas, Nevada (KTNV), and now back to H-Town. He earned his BA at the University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication in 2023.