NASA Minute Aug. 28, 2026

This week, President Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II’s crew and made the first presidential call to the ISS from Mission Control. Additionally, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches this Sunday from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.

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NASA is closing out August making even more history. Here's the latest on what's new in air and space in my very last NASA Minute. NASA's Artemis II crew just received one of the nation's highest honors. On Friday morning, President Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen during a ceremony at Johnson Space Center. The recognition honors the crew's historic Artemis II mission and America's renewed leadership in human space exploration.

Additionally, President Trump signed an executive order establishing the nation's first U. S. space academy. The proposed academy would focus technical education with leadership development, discipline and a commitment to public service, ultimately advancing U. S.

interests in space. It's been a busy few weeks outside Ithe International Space Station. On Tuesday, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completed another spacewalk, installing a new space-to-ground antenna on the orbiting laboratory. On Friday, President Trump completed the first ever call of a sitting President to the International Space Station from Mission Control. NASA's Deep Space Network just got a major upgrade.

A new 114-foot-wide antenna is now operating in California, adding capacity to communicate with more than 40 spacecraft across the solar system and interstellar space. A new era of discovery is set to launch this Sunday morning, when NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will begin its million-mile journey from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Set your alarms and tune in at 7:26 AM Eastern, and watch Roman take flight as NASA prepares to study the universe on a massive scale. From the Moon to the Space Station to the edge of the universe, NASA is always moving forward. Tune in Sunday for Roman's launch, and George will see you next time on your NASA Minute.

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