# Trump awards Artemis II astronauts the nation’s highest space honor

https://mins.news/en/video/36124

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-28 20:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfZNsEz9i0

> The four Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday, the nation’s highest space honor. President Donald Trump also announced the creation of a new U.S. Space Academy at the event.

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