Snapshot from September 4, 2026: Trump decorates Artemis II astronauts

Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: September 4, 2026Country: United States

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Snapshot from September 4, 2026: Trump decorates Artemis II astronauts

U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of the Artemis II mission during a ceremony at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on August 28. American astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Jeremy Hansen, became the first astronauts to venture to the Moon in over fifty years by orbiting it last April.

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