WATCH LIVE: Trumps bestows Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump is spending Friday in Houston, where he'll honor the Artemis II NASA crew for their 10-day mission around the moon earlier this year.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Space.com · Aug 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 27m
- Coverage: 4 reports from 4 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 4 publications in 2h 59m
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- “50 years” — Global News, The Hill
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PBS NewsHourTier A
WATCH LIVE: Trumps bestows Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor(opens original report in a new tab)Global NewsTier B
Trump to award Artemis II crew Congressional Space Medal of Honor(opens original report in a new tab)The Artemis II crew completed a historic 10-day mission around the moon on April 10, becoming the first humans to travel beyond the moon in more than 50 years. — Global News
The HillTier B
Watch live: Trump honors Artemis II crew in Houston, calls International Space Station(opens original report in a new tab)President Trump will honor the four-person Artemis II crew Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, months after the astronauts completed the first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years. The… — The Hill
Space.comTier B
Watch President Trump give Artemis II moon astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor today(opens original report in a new tab)The Artemis II astronauts, who flew around the moon this past April, will receive the United States' highest space honor today (Aug. 28), and you can watch it live. — Space.com
How coverage developed
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