2026年8月21日 美国东部时间晚上10:04 / 福克斯新闻
里德·怀斯曼、维克多·格洛弗、克里斯蒂娜·科赫和杰里米·汉森将于8月28日获得表彰
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发布于2026年8月21日 美国东部时间晚上10:04
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阿尔忒弥斯II号月球任务完成了历史性的月球飞越，突破了人类深空旅行的边界。该机组人员即将打破阿波罗13号的飞行距离纪录，成为离地球最远的人类。美国国家航空航天局（NASA）宇航员马修·多米尼克强调，此次任务是未来星际旅行的关键一步，目标是在2028年前建立永久性月球基地。全球对太空探索的热情日益高涨。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统将为四名宇航员授予表彰，他们在今年早些时候完成了创纪录的绕月飞行，成为有史以来离地球最远的人类。
美国航天局宣布，特朗普将于8月28日在休斯顿的NASA约翰逊航天中心举行的仪式上，向NASA宇航员里德·怀斯曼、维克多·格洛弗、克里斯蒂娜·科赫以及加拿大航天局宇航员杰里米·汉森颁发国会太空荣誉勋章。
四人在4月搭乘阿尔忒弥斯II号任务创造了历史，这是NASA猎户座航天器的首次载人飞行，也是半个多世纪以来首次将宇航员送上绕月轨道的任务。
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据NASA称，该机组人员在最远点距离地球252756英里，打破了1970年阿波罗13号创造的载人航天距离纪录。宇航员们在近10天的任务中飞行了695081英里。
他们的任务始于4月1日，NASA的太空发射系统火箭以880万磅的推力从佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心升空。在完成太空轨道上的猎户座系统测试后，机组人员前往月球，并在4月6日的飞越过程中距离月球表面仅4067英里，NASA表示。
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宇航员沿途拍摄了7000多张照片，包括地出、地落、月球陨石坑、古代熔岩流以及从猎户座航天器上观测到的日食景象。NASA称，机组人员还报告了月球暗面出现的流星体撞击闪光。
猎户座航天器于4月10日返回地球，以约25000英里的时速进入大气层，随后在加利福尼亚州附近的太平洋海域溅落。
NASA局长宣称美国在太空竞赛中“绝对回归”，称美国将率先登月
NASA局长贾里德·艾萨克曼在机组人员返回后表示，宇航员们在测试旨在将未来机组人员送往更远太空的航天器和系统时，承担了“巨大风险”。
他们将获得的这枚勋章的历史可追溯至阿波罗时代。美国国会于1969年批准设立国会太空荣誉勋章，宣称美国的太空计划依赖于执行“太空敌对环境任务”的宇航员们的“智慧、奉献、勇气和自我牺牲”。
根据相关法律，总统可以以国会的名义，向那些为国家和人类福祉做出卓越贡献和非凡努力的宇航员颁发该勋章。
NASA表示，该勋章仅授予了“极少数”宇航员。官方名单上共有30名获奖者，其中包括尼尔·阿姆斯特朗、约翰·格伦、艾伦·谢泼德以及阿波罗13号指挥官吉姆·洛弗尔。据NASA称，阿姆斯特朗是1978年10月1日由吉米·卡特总统颁发该勋章的六名宇航员之一。
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这四名阿尔忒弥斯II号宇航员将使获奖者总数达到34人。
阿尔忒弥斯II号也是宇航员重返月球表面的跳板。NASA称，机组人员测试了猎户座的生命支持系统，手动操控了航天器，并收集了为未来任务做准备的数据。
NASA计划在2027年的阿尔忒弥斯III号任务中在近地轨道测试商业月球着陆器运营，并将阿尔忒弥斯IV号目标定为2028年该项目的首次月球着陆。
该机构表示，阿尔忒弥斯计划的最终目标是在月球上建立持久的人类存在，并为将宇航员送往火星奠定基础。
“NASA的领导团队与飞行控制团队一起在任务控制中心，见证阿尔忒弥斯II号机组人员跨越了历史性的门槛，成为探索地球最远区域的探险家，”NASA局长贾里德·艾萨克曼在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示。
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“当然，宇航员们时刻了解并监控着他们的航天器系统。在特朗普总统的领导下，阿尔忒弥斯II号吸引了全世界的目光，激励了一代人，也让我们有信心继续前进，美国将重返月球并建立基地，长期驻留。阿尔忒弥斯III号是该计划的下一个任务，但要到2028年的阿尔忒弥斯IV号任务时，NASA宇航员才会再次踏上月球。”
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Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history
2026-08-21 10:04pm EDT / Fox News
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen will be honored Aug. 28
By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Published August 21, 2026 10:04pm EDT
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The Artemis II moon mission conducts a historic lunar flyby, pushing boundaries of human deep space travel. The crew will soon surpass Apollo 13’s flight distance record, becoming the farthest humans from Earth. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick emphasizes this mission as a crucial step for future interplanetary journeys, aiming for a permanent lunar base by 2028. Global excitement builds for space exploration.
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President Donald Trump is set to honor four astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history during a record-breaking journey around the moon earlier this year.
Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen during an Aug. 28 ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the agency announced.
The four made history in April aboard Artemis II, the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft and the first mission to take astronauts around the moon in more than half a century.
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Artemis II crew NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, left, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen in the White House Oval Office with President Donald Trump.(White House via NASA)
At their farthest point, the crew traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing the human spaceflight distance record set by Apollo 13 in 1970, according to NASA. The astronauts covered 695,081 miles during their nearly 10-day mission.
Their voyage began April 1, when NASA’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with 8.8 million pounds of thrust. After testing Orion’s systems in space, the crew headed toward the moon and passed within 4,067 miles of the lunar surface during an April 6 flyby, NASA said.
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The Artemis II crew, Commander Reid Wiseman, left, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen as they answer media questions during a video conference, April 8.(NASA via AP)
The astronauts captured more than 7,000 images along the way, including views of earthrise and earthset, lunar craters, ancient lava flows and a solar eclipse seen from Orion. NASA said the crew also reported meteoroid impact flashes on the moon’s night side.
Orion returned to Earth on April 10, entering the atmosphere at roughly 25,000 mph before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off California.
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The Artemis II crew is honored during the welcome home ceremony April 11 in Houston.(KRIV)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said after the crew’s return that the astronauts had accepted “significant risk” while testing the spacecraft and systems intended to carry future crews deeper into space.
The medal they will receive has roots in the Apollo era. Congress authorized the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1969, declaring that America’s space program relied on the “intelligence, the dedication, the bravery, and the self-sacrifice” of astronauts who flew missions into the “hostile environment of space.”
Under the law, the president may award the medal in the name of Congress to astronauts who distinguish themselves through exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the nation and mankind.
NASA says the medal has been awarded to only a “very select group” of astronauts. Its official list includes 30 recipients, among them Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Alan Shepard and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. Armstrong was among six astronauts who received the medal from President Jimmy Carter on Oct. 1, 1978, according to NASA.
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In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view as the Earth sets behind the Moon during a lunar flyby, April 6.(NASA via AP)
The four Artemis II astronauts would bring the number of recipients to 34.
Artemis II also served as a stepping stone toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface. NASA said the crew tested Orion’s life-support systems, manually piloted the spacecraft and gathered data intended to prepare for future missions.
NASA plans to test commercial lunar lander operations during Artemis III in low Earth orbit in 2027 and is targeting Artemis IV for the program’s first lunar landing in 2028.
The agency says Artemis ultimately aims to establish an enduring human presence on the moon and lay the groundwork for sending astronauts to Mars.
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, left, Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch, Artemis II pilot Victor Glover and Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen look at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in New York City, April 30.(Adam Gray / AFP via Getty Images)
“The NASA leadership team was in Mission Control, alongside the flight control team, watching as the Artemis II crew crossed that historic threshold and became the explorers that ventured farthest from Earth,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said to Fox News Digital in a statement.
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“Certainly, the astronauts were aware and monitoring their spacecraft systems. Under President Trump’s leadership, Artemis II captivated the world, inspired a generation, and gave us the confidence to press on as America returns to the Moon to build a base and to stay. Artemis III is the next mission up in that campaign, but it will be in 2028 during Artemis IV, when NASA astronauts will once again walk on the Moon.”
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.
