Demo-2 Astronauts Awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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Former NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley, right, are seen Jan. 31 after being awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by Vice President Kamala Harris.

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Former NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by Vice President Kamala Harris for their 2020 mission under a pioneering NASA flight services contract with SpaceX for the Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) flight test to the International...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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