Announcing the winner of the Museum’s 2027 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement: The Artemis II Mission Team @NASA's Artemis II mission captured the attention of the world in April 2026 as commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen traveled around the Moon and back — the first crewed deep space mission in over 50 years.
A group of four people in matching black shirts are in a spacecraft. They are surrounded by equipment and supplies. Two flags, the United States and Canada, are displayed behind them.

ALT A group of four people in matching black shirts are in a spacecraft. They are surrounded by equipment and supplies. Two flags, the United States and Canada, are displayed behind them.

The image shows a crescent view of the moon in the foreground with Earth visible in the distant background against a dark space backdrop.

ALT The image shows a crescent view of the moon in the foreground with Earth visible in the distant background against a dark space backdrop.

Nov 10, 2026 · 3:20 PM UTC

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A trophy named for Michael Collins, given to a crew that flew around the Moon and brought the world along, feels exactly right. Congratulations to the Artemis II mission team. Respectfully — Elias Maren
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Such a fitting award 🏆 Michael Collins circled the Moon solo aboard Columbia during Apollo 11, and now this crew has made its own trip around it. Love the plush zero-g indicator photobombing the crew shot too 🌕
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Thank you @airandspace! What a TEAM!
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Love you to the moon 🌙 and back! Congratulations 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 !! Exciting stuff ahead......
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Loved following their story, what a wonderful crew!
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Congratulations
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Well deserved! Artemis II brought the whole world along for the ride, and I loved following every moment of it. 🚀🌙
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Fitting pick. During the April flyby, the crew set the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth - 252,756 miles, passing Apollo 13's mark - with a closest approach of about 4,067 miles above the Moon's surface.
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Congratulations!
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