NASA Reveals the Astronauts Who Will Fly on the Artemis 2 Mission Towards the Moon

NASA Reveals the Astronauts Who Will Fly on the Artemis 2 Mission Towards the Moon
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NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) declared the names of the four astronauts who will be traveling around the Moon on Artemis II, the initial manned mission on NASA’s course of action towards creating a lasting presence on the Moon for scientific purposes and exploration through the Artemis program.

The space agencies made the announcement at Ellington Field, which is located near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This is a significant milestone in NASA’s and CSA’s pursuit of exploring and understanding the Moon’s mysteries, as the Artemis program aims to establish a sustainable lunar presence for scientific research and human exploration.

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Bill Nelson, the Administrator of NASA, stated as the space agency’s website quotes:

The Artemis II crew represents thousands of people working tirelessly to bring us to the stars. This is their crew, this is our crew, this is humanity’s crew,

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, each has their own story, but, together, they represent our creed: E pluribus unum – out of many, one. Together, we are ushering in a new era of exploration for a new generation of star sailors and dreamers – the Artemis Generation.

NASA’s plan to return humans to the Moon is through their Artemis program. This program aims to establish sustainable exploration of the Moon, with the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars. Artemis involves the use of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, which will take astronauts to lunar orbit.

Additionally, NASA will build a lunar Gateway, which will serve as a small space station in lunar orbit, and a lunar lander that will take astronauts from the Gateway to the lunar surface. The Artemis program is an international collaboration, with various commercial and international partners contributing their expertise and resources to the effort. The program is designed to be sustainable and innovative, and it will lay the groundwork for future space exploration missions.

 


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Even since he was a child, Cristian was staring curiously at the stars, wondering about the Universe and our place in it. Today he's seeing his dream come true by writing about the latest news in astronomy. Cristian is also glad to be covering health and other science topics, having significant experience in writing about such fields.

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