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Artemis II Crew Honored for Historic Moon Flight | Salt Lake City News
Artemis II crew just got the ultimate honor: President Trump awarded them the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for their historic lunar flyby—the first time humans have orbited the Moon in over 50 years. Crewmates Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover (first Black person to orbit the Moon), Christina Koch (first woman), and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen (first Canadian) completed a record-breaking 10-day mission aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, traveling farther from Earth than ever before. This milestone isn’t just about distance—it’s a giant leap toward returning to the Moon and eventually Mars…
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