NASA announces Artemis crew chosen to fly around the moon

Four astronauts, including three Americans and one Canadian, have been chosen by NASA to complete a mission to the moon's orbit. — Image credit: NASA

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Four astronauts, including three Americans and one Canadian, have been chosen by NASA to complete a generation-defining mission to the moon’s orbit. It is the first of NASA’s Artemis missions to the moon with astronauts aboard the Artemis II.

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch from NASA, and Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency, will be the first people to return to the moon’s orbit after five decades.

The space explorers are set to fly further into space than any humans since the Apollo program. The astronauts will have a year to prepare themselves for life in space on the Artemis II, the world’s most powerful rocket. It is expected to launch in 2024.

This space mission will pave the way for another Artemis crew to walk on the moon in 2025.

Stacey Chamberlain (Editor/Digital Producer) contributed to this report.

Tags: Artemis I, Artemis II, NASA

KARAH RUCKER: FOUR ASTRONAUTS – INCLUDING THREE AMERICANS AND ONE CANADIAN – HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY NASA TO COMPLETE A GENERATION-DEFINING MISSION TO THE MOON’S ORBIT. IT’S THE FIRST OF NASA’S ARTEMIS MISSIONS TO THE MOON WITH ASTRONAUTS ABOARD THE ARTEMIS TWO.

REID WISEMAN, VICTOR GLOVER, AND CHRISTINA KOCH FROM NASA – AND JEREMY HANSEN FROM THE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY – WILL BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO RETURN TO THE MOON’S ORBIT AFTER FIVE DECADES.

THE SPACE EXPLORERS ARE SET TO FLY FURTHER INTO SPACE THAN ANY HUMANS SINCE THE APOLLO PROGRAM. THE ASTRONAUTS WILL HAVE A YEAR TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR LIFE IN SPACE – WITH THE ARTEMIS TWO – THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL ROCKET – EXPECTED TO LAUNCH IN 2024.

THIS SPACE MISSION WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR ANOTHER ARTEMIS CREW TO WALK ON THE MOON THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN 2025.