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Trump to present Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew

President Donald Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen at a ceremony on Aug. 28 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew are the first astronauts to fly around the moon in more than 50 years.

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Trump to present Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew

President Donald Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen at a ceremony on Aug. 28 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew are the first astronauts to fly around the moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA and Katalyst Space Cancel LINK Mission to Reboost Swift Gamma-Ray Observatory

NASA and Katalyst Space have abandoned an attempt to dock with and raise the orbit of the aging Swift observatory after persistent attitude-control problems disabled the LINK servicing spacecraft. The decision ends a low-cost effort to extend Swift’s operational life and preserve its gamma-ray science mission.

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Katalyst Space rescue mission fails, leaving NASA’s Swift observatory on course for reentry

NASA and Katalyst Space have called off an experimental mission to boost the aging Swift gamma-ray observatory after the recently launched servicing spacecraft suffered irredeemable technical problems in orbit. Without the rescue, Swift is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere later this year, ending an effort to extend its operational life.

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