US President Donald Trump awarded the Artemis II mission crew the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The ceremony was held on August 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The awards were presented to NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman, as well as astronaut Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. This group of astronauts is part of the Artemis II mission crew—a NASA program to return humans to lunar orbit as part of the broader Artemis lunar program. The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is the highest US award in the field of space achievement and is presented for outstanding contributions to space exploration. The recognition of the crew underscores the significance of the upcoming mission for the American space program and international cooperation with Canada in the space sector.