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Trump awards Artemis II crew Congressional Space Medal of Honor

The presentation occurred 28 August at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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United States President Donald Trump awarded the Artemis II mission crew the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on 28 August at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.[1] During the Artemis II mission, astronauts surveyed 35 lunar geological sites. These included ancient lava flows and prior Apollo landing locations.[2] NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday 7 October for the undocking of the Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station.[3] Undocking will proceed only once spacecraft status, recovery team readiness and Pacific weather conditions are confirmed acceptable.[4]
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  1. United States President Donald Trump awarded the Artemis II mission crew the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on 28 August at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. · lanacion.com.arArgentina
  2. During the Artemis II mission, astronauts surveyed 35 lunar geological sites including ancient lava flows and prior Apollo landing locations. · lanacion.com.arArgentina
  3. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 7, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. · NASAUnited Statesofficial source
  4. Mission managers continue monitoring conditions in the recovery area, noting that undocking depends on spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, and weather conditions in the Pacific. · NASAUnited Statesofficial source
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