Robert Pearlman is a space historian, journalist and the founder and editor of collectSPACE.com, an online publication and community devoted to space history with a particular focus on how and where space exploration intersects with pop culture. Pearlman is also a contributing writer for Space.com and co-author of 'Space Stations: The Art, Science, and Reality of Working in Space” published by Smithsonian Books in 2018. He previously developed online content for the National Space Society and Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, helped establish the space tourism company Space Adventures and currently serves on the History Committee of the American Astronautical Society, the advisory committee for The Mars Generation and leadership board of For All Moonkind. In 2009, he was inducted into the U.S. Space Camp Hall of Fame in Huntsville, Alabama. In 2021, he was honored by the American Astronautical Society with the Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History.
Selected to become astronauts in 2000, both Hurley and Behnken flew on two space shuttle missions before launching on DM-2. Hurley flew as pilot on the final shuttle mission and Behnken served as chief of the astronaut office from 2012 to 2015. Hurley left NASA in July 2021, followed by Behnken 16 months later.
"The courage, the commitment, the brilliance, the vision, the ability to see and understand what is possible and then to go for it represents the best of who we are as a nation, and in that way you two inspire all of us," said Harris."You serve as a real example of the power of the ambition and the aspirations of our nation."
Hurley and Behnken were joined at the White House by their families, including wives Karen Nyberg and Megan McArthur. "As many of you probably know, for both Bob and Doug, space is a bit of a family business," said Harris."Doug's wife, Karen, has made multiple trips to the International Space Station, and Bob's wife, Megan, helped repair the"So it turns out it takes a whole family to do the kind of work that you all have done to allow us to explore the universe," the vice president said.
The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is the third-highest award an astronaut can receive, under the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor and Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is separate from the military Medal of Honor, which is bestowed for extreme bravery and gallantry in combat.
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