The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. [Credit: NASA]
Key Takeaways:
NASA announced the four-person crew for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon in over 50 years, scheduled for November 2024.
The 10-day mission, which includes the first Canadian astronaut, will validate life-support systems for deep space travel, a critical step towards establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon.
Artemis II builds on the successful uncrewed Artemis I mission and is strategically important for NASA, which aims to reach the Moon's resource-rich South Pole before China.
NASA announced the four astronauts set to crew Artemis II, the first crewed flight in the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years.
The crew roster, which was announced in a ceremony Monday morning at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, also included the first Canadian Space Agency astronaut.
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