US President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The ceremony took place at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
On Wednesday, June 17, sky observers in the USA and some regions of Canada witnessed a rare astronomical phenomenon — daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon. The Moon briefly obscured the planet as it passed directly in front of it along the line of sight from Earth.
Ракета Falcon 9 с космическим кораблём Dragon стартовала с мыса Канаверал в рамках миссии NASA SpaceX Crew-13. На борту находятся четыре члена экипажа, направляющиеся на Международную космическую станцию.