The four Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation’s highest space honor Friday: the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. President Donald Trump also used the occasion to announce the creation of a new U.S. Space Academy. (AP video shot: Lekan Oyekanmi)
\n\nPresident Donald Trump spoke with astronauts aboard the International Space Station Friday from NASA’s Mission Control at Johnson Space Center. He congratulated the crew and praised their bravery in the first call to the station by a sitting president.
\n\nPresident Donald Trump participates in a Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Houston, and puts a medal on Artemis II Astronaut and Mission Specialist, Jeremy Hansen. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
\n\nPresident Donald Trump applauds during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Houston, after putting a medal on Artemis II Astronaut and Mission Specialist Christina Koch. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
\n\nPresident Donald Trump participates in a Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Houston, and puts a medal on Artemis II Astronaut and Pilot Victor Glover.
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