three men and a woman will orbit the Moon

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NASA has announced the four astronauts who will fly to the moon next year for the Artemis 2 Mission. The first of its kind since Apollo 17 in 1972.

The crew of Artemis 2 is now known. Four astronauts have been chosen by NASA for the return from a mission to the Moon. At the head of the crew, Commander Reid Wiseman. With him, the Canadian Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Hammock Koch, who will be the first woman in history to fly to the Moon. “Am I excited? Absolutely“, she said.

Take-off scheduled for November 2024

African-American pilot Victor Glover will be the fourth to fly. “More than a return mission to the Moon, it is the next step that will lead humanity to Mars“, he commented. The objective of the Artemis program is to create a living base on the Moon, and to prepare a trip to Mars. The last lunar mission dates back to 1972 with Apollo 17, after the first historic steps by Neil Armstrong, three years earlier. The three astronauts will orbit the Moon. Liftoff is scheduled for November 2024.


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