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Artemis II commander: “I’m excited to see my friends continue this legacy on Artemis III”

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Donald Trump presented Congressional Space Medals of Honor to Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
  • Wiseman called the lunar flight the greatest honor of his life and said he looked forward to seeing his colleagues continue the mission’s legacy on Artemis III.
  • NASA has outlined Artemis III as a complex mission planned for 2027 that will test new technologies and procedures through launches and maneuvers in Earth orbit.

Reid Wiseman described flying around the Moon aboard Integrity with Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen as “the greatest honor of my life” after the Artemis II crew received Congressional Space Medals of Honor.

It was the greatest honor of my life to fly in Integrity around the Moon with Victor, Christina and Jeremy.

· Reid WisemanThe Artemis II commander reflected on the mission while accepting the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

President Donald Trump presented the medals during a ceremony on Aug. 28 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Wiseman said Trump’s presence at the center, honoring NASA and the crew, underscored the importance of what their teams had achieved.

“I’m excited to see my friends continue this legacy on Artemis III,” Wiseman said, according to NASA’s official website. Trump also praised the astronauts and stressed that the mission depended on the work of engineers, scientists and other NASA personnel.

I’m excited to see my friends continue this legacy on Artemis III.

· Reid WisemanWiseman spoke about the crew’s future mission after receiving the award.

Christina Koch said the response to Artemis II on Earth had exceeded everything the crew had imagined and expected. She accepted the award on behalf of the wider team, including the people who worked in factories, clean rooms and mission control centers.

The response to our mission here on Earth far exceeded everything we had imagined and hoped for.

· Christina KochKoch described the public response to Artemis II.

Victor Glover described piloting the Orion spacecraft in space for the first time as an immense honor made possible by years of hard work, dedication and expertise. NASA has presented Artemis III as one of its most complex space operations in decades. Planned for 2027, the mission will test new technologies and procedures through an unprecedented sequence of launches and maneuvers in Earth orbit.

Piloting the Orion spacecraft for the first time in space was an immense honor, made possible by years of hard work, dedication and the expertise of countless people.

· Victor GloverGlover credited the wider NASA team for making the mission possible.
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