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NASA unveiled the names of its four astronauts on Monday that will go on the Artemis II mission. Its lunar mission of NASA will take off in November 2024 and the training for the same will begin this year. The astronauts are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency.&nbsp;

“We’re going”, said NASA administrator and former astronaut Bill Nelson as he began his address during the space agency’s announcement of the four astronauts. The unveiling event was live-streamed on NASA’s website on Monday.&nbsp;

“We will unlock new knowledge and understanding. We have always dreamed about what more is ahead. Why? Because it is in our &nbsp;DNA. It is part of us. It is who we are, as adventurers, as explorers, as frontiers people,” added Nelson.

<h2>Meet the crew of Artemis II mission</h2>

1. Christina Koch

NASA astronaut Christina Koch will be the mission specialist for Artemis 3. Koch visited the space station in 2019, where she was part of the first all-woman spacewalk in history. She began her career as an electrical engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre. Just before becoming an astronaut, she served at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as station chief for America Samoa.&nbsp;
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On December 28, 2019m Koch broke the record for the longest continuous time in space by a woman and returned from space on February 6, 2020. Koch was also included in Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020.&nbsp;

2. Victor Glover&nbsp;

Victor Glover will be the pilot for Artemis 2, responsible for navigating around the Moon. Glover was previously the pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. According to NASA, he has lodged over 3000 flight hours in more than 40 different aircraft. Glover is a captain and F/A pilot in the US Navy and is a graduate of the US Air Force Test Pilot School. He was also a crew member of Expedition 64 and served as a station systems flight engineer.&nbsp;
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Apart from being an engineer, Glover holds a certificate in space systems from the Naval Postgraduate School, as well as a certificate in legislative studies from Georgetown University.&nbsp;

3. Reid Wiseman

Reid Wiseman will be the commander of the Artemis II mission, Wiseman previously lived and worked on the International Space Station in 2014. Before that, he commanded the undersea research mission NEEMO21, a 16-day underwater mission that simulated space exploration. He also served as chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office in the past. &nbsp;
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Before joining NASA, Wiseman was a naval aviator and test pilot. He has a degree in computer and systems engineering and also a master’s degree in systems engineering. Apart from being an astronaut, he is also a go-cart driver.&nbsp;

4. Jeremy Hansen&nbsp;

Jeremy Hansen will represent the Canadian Space Agency during the mission, and he was a fighter pilot before joining the space agency. He has worked with NASA on astronaut training and mission operations, but this will be his first-ever mission in space.&nbsp;
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Hansen was the pilot of the CF-118 fighter jet in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was promoted to the rank of colonel before joining the Canadian Space Agency. He has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in space science with First Class Honours from the Royal Military College in Ontario. He is also a Master of Science in Physics, with a research focus on a wide field of view satellite tracking.&nbsp;

<h2>NASA’s Artemis II mission</h2>

NASA’s Artemis I mission laid the foundations of its latest human exploration capabilities, which included the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and all associated ground systems. Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to test all of this. It will be a 10-day-long mission that will have the four astronauts flying around the Moon to test Orion and its life-support mission to ensure that it can provide a safe habitat for astronauts to live and work during deep space exploration.&nbsp;

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NASA unveiled the names of its four astronauts on Monday that will go on the Artemis II mission. Its lunar mission of NASA will take off in November 2024 and the training for the same will begin this year.

NASA unveiled the names of its four astronauts on Monday that will go on the Artemis II mission. Its lunar mission of NASA will take off in November 2024 and the training for the same will begin this year. The astronauts are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. “We’re going”, said NASA administrator and former astronaut Bill Nelson as he began his address during the space agency’s announcement of the four astronauts. The unveiling event was live-streamed on NASA’s website on Monday. “We will unlock new knowledge and understanding. We have always dreamed about what more is ahead. Why? Because it is in our DNA. It is part of us. It is who we are, as adventurers, as explorers, as frontiers people,” added Nelson. Meet the crew of Artemis II mission 1. Christina Koch NASA astronaut Christina Koch will be the mission specialist for Artemis 3. Koch visited the space station in 2019, where she was part of the first all-woman spacewalk in history. She began her career as an electrical engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre. Just before becoming an astronaut, she served at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as station chief for America Samoa. On December 28, 2019m Koch broke the record for the longest continuous time in space by a woman and returned from space on February 6, 2020. Koch was also included in Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020. 2. Victor Glover Victor Glover will be the pilot for Artemis 2, responsible for navigating around the Moon. Glover was previously the pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. According to NASA, he has lodged over 3000 flight hours in more than 40 different aircraft. Glover is a captain and F/A pilot in the US Navy and is a graduate of the US Air Force Test Pilot School. He was also a crew member of Expedition 64 and served as a station systems flight engineer. Apart from being an engineer, Glover holds a certificate in space systems from the Naval Postgraduate School, as well as a certificate in legislative studies from Georgetown University. 3. Reid Wiseman Reid Wiseman will be the commander of the Artemis II mission, Wiseman previously lived and worked on the International Space Station in 2014. Before that, he commanded the undersea research mission NEEMO21, a 16-day underwater mission that simulated space exploration. He also served as chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office in the past. Before joining NASA, Wiseman was a naval aviator and test pilot. He has a degree in computer and systems engineering and also a master’s degree in systems engineering. Apart from being an astronaut, he is also a go-cart driver. 4. Jeremy Hansen Jeremy Hansen will represent the Canadian Space Agency during the mission, and he was a fighter pilot before joining the space agency. He has worked with NASA on astronaut training and mission operations, but this will be his first-ever mission in space. Hansen was the pilot of the CF-118 fighter jet in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was promoted to the rank of colonel before joining the Canadian Space Agency. He has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in space science with First Class Honours from the Royal Military College in Ontario. He is also a Master of Science in Physics, with a research focus on a wide field of view satellite tracking. NASA’s Artemis II mission NASA’s Artemis I mission laid the foundations of its latest human exploration capabilities, which included the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and all associated ground systems. Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to test all of this. It will be a 10-day-long mission that will have the four astronauts flying around the Moon to test Orion and its life-support mission to ensure that it can provide a safe habitat for astronauts to live and work during deep space exploration. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

NASA announces first woman & Black man on Moon mission, here's what you should know about the crew

NASA chief Bill Nelson unveiled the crew for the Artemis 2 mission on Monday. This will be the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. Four astronauts, three American and one Canadian, will be undertaking the journey which will see them fly around the moon.

The four astronauts to take the trip to the moon are - NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency.

The crewed mission includes the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission.&nbsp;Christina Koch, an engineer who holds the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by a woman, was named&nbsp;mission specialist.&nbsp;

Victor Glover has been chosen as the Artemis 2&nbsp;pilot. Glover&nbsp;was part of the second crewed flight of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.

Hansen is&nbsp;the first Canadian ever to be chosen for a flight to the moon.&nbsp;Wiseman is&nbsp;an International Space Station veteran and was&nbsp;named Artemis II mission commander.

NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission is set for 2024. The four astronauts will go around the moon on a lunar flyby aboard an Orion spacecraft. They won't be landing on the surface of the moon nor will be the spacecraft enter the moon's orbit.

Artemis 2 will be an eight-day mission and is the last test flight before Artemis 3 goes on a crewed mission in 2025 with the aim to land humans on the moon.

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NASA chief Bill Nelson unveiled the crew for the Artemis 2 mission on Monday. This will be the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. Four astronauts, three American and one Canadian, will be undertaking the journey which will see them fly around the moon.

NASA chief Bill Nelson unveiled the crew for the Artemis 2 mission on Monday. This will be the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. Four astronauts, three American and one Canadian, will be undertaking the journey which will see them fly around the moon. The four astronauts to take the trip to the moon are - NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. The crewed mission includes the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission. Christina Koch, an engineer who holds the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by a woman, was named mission specialist. Victor Glover has been chosen as the Artemis 2 pilot. Glover was part of the second crewed flight of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Hansen is the first Canadian ever to be chosen for a flight to the moon. Wiseman is an International Space Station veteran and was named Artemis II mission commander. NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission is set for 2024. The four astronauts will go around the moon on a lunar flyby aboard an Orion spacecraft. They won't be landing on the surface of the moon nor will be the spacecraft enter the moon's orbit. Artemis 2 will be an eight-day mission and is the last test flight before Artemis 3 goes on a crewed mission in 2025 with the aim to land humans on the moon. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Artemis 2 lunar mission astronauts unveiled by NASA for historic mission in 50 years

In a major step towards NASA's moon mission, the space agency has revealed the names of four astronauts who will journey to the moon as part of its Artemis 2 mission. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) made a joint announcement on Tuesday at an event in Ellington Field, near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Four astronauts, three American and one Canadian, will be undertaking the journey which will see them fly around the moon.&nbsp;The four astronauts who will take the trip to the moon are - NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency.

Artemis 2 is scheduled to launch around November 2024 and will take a trip around the moon. This will be the first time humans will go so near to the lunar body since the historic Apollo mission that landed humans on the moon from 1969 to 1972.

NASA has already said that the crew will be diverse this time and will feature a woman astronaut and the first person of colour to go on a moon mission.&nbsp;

Canada's role in NASA's space programme

Canada worked to get a seat on the Artemis 2 mission for four years. The main catalyst that helped them bag that place on the mission came from Canada's pledge to provide a future Canadarm3 robotic arm to service NASA's planned Gateway space station in lunar orbit. Canada reprioritised space exploration in 2019 and this is when it announced Canadarm3. Besides this, Canada has been supplying Canadarm and other robotics to NASA for more than 40 years. It is a powerful tech specialist and has made available highly capable space robotics since 1981.

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Why did another moon mission take so long?

NASA this time managed to gain bipartisan political support for a moon mission after past administrations failed to do so. Artemis 3 is a fully funded crewed moon mission. NASA has been undertaking several activities related to sending back humans to the moon since 2010s. It renamed its programme Artemis.

Former president Donald Trump pushed ahead with the idea of targeting reaching the moon. Trump's Space Policy Directive 1 in 2019 made NASA focus on lunar missions. Now President Joe Biden showed commitment towards continuing with Artemis.&nbsp;

Why will Artemis 2 only fly around the moon?

NASA's Apollo mission landed the first humans on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped foot on the lunar body. A total of six missions have sent 12 astronauts to the moon. But Artemis 2 will only fly around the moon. This is because a lot of things have changed in the last 50 years. NASA is testing a wide range of new technologies and systems that have never been tested in an actual spaceflight before. So the agency plans on collecting more data before it can once again land humans on the surface of the moon with the Artemis 3 mission in 2025. This landing is aimed near the moon's south pole.

"The unique Artemis 2 mission profile will build upon the uncrewed Artemis 1 flight test by demonstrating a broad range of SLS and Orion's capabilities needed on deep space missions," said NASA's Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, in a statement.

"This mission will prove Orion's critical life support systems are ready to sustain our astronauts on longer duration missions ahead and allow the crew to practice operations essential to the success of Artemis 3."

Right now, spacesuits from Axiom Space are still in the pipeline for the Artemis 3 mission. They were partially revealed a few weeks ago.&nbsp;

Besides, NASA says the deep space environment harbours intense radiation levels around the moon, much more than those in low Earth orbit which houses the International Space Station. So data is needed to understand Orion's ability to protect the astronauts from this radiation and keep them safe and healthy throughout the mission.

About the Apollo mission

Apollo was the name given to NASA's project to land humans on the moon. Apollo 11 in 1969 became the first to successfully land humans on the moon, giving the US an opportunity to claim victory against the Soviet Union in the space race. The Apollo programme started in 1961 and consisted of a total of 11 spaceflights. Four of those flights tested equipment. Six of these flights landed people on the moon, a total of 12 astronauts between 1969 and 1972.&nbsp;

They conducted scientific experiments there and picked up samples from the surface of the moon which are still helping make new revelations to this day.

(With inputs from agencies)

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In a major step towards NASA's moon mission, the space agency has revealed the names of four astronauts who will journey to the moon as part of its Artemis 2 mission.

In a major step towards NASA's moon mission, the space agency has revealed the names of four astronauts who will journey to the moon as part of its Artemis 2 mission. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) made a joint announcement on Tuesday at an event in Ellington Field, near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Four astronauts, three American and one Canadian, will be undertaking the journey which will see them fly around the moon. The four astronauts who will take the trip to the moon are - NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. Artemis 2 is scheduled to launch around November 2024 and will take a trip around the moon. This will be the first time humans will go so near to the lunar body since the historic Apollo mission that landed humans on the moon from 1969 to 1972. NASA has already said that the crew will be diverse this time and will feature a woman astronaut and the first person of colour to go on a moon mission. Canada's role in NASA's space programme Canada worked to get a seat on the Artemis 2 mission for four years. The main catalyst that helped them bag that place on the mission came from Canada's pledge to provide a future Canadarm3 robotic arm to service NASA's planned Gateway space station in lunar orbit. Canada reprioritised space exploration in 2019 and this is when it announced Canadarm3. Besides this, Canada has been supplying Canadarm and other robotics to NASA for more than 40 years. It is a powerful tech specialist and has made available highly capable space robotics since 1981. Also Read | Artemis 2 lunar mission astronauts unveiled by NASA for historic mission in 50 years Why did another moon mission take so long? NASA this time managed to gain bipartisan political support for a moon mission after past administrations failed to do so. Artemis 3 is a fully funded crewed moon mission. NASA has been undertaking several activities related to sending back humans to the moon since 2010s. It renamed its programme Artemis. Former president Donald Trump pushed ahead with the idea of targeting reaching the moon. Trump's Space Policy Directive 1 in 2019 made NASA focus on lunar missions. Now President Joe Biden showed commitment towards continuing with Artemis. Why will Artemis 2 only fly around the moon? NASA's Apollo mission landed the first humans on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped foot on the lunar body. A total of six missions have sent 12 astronauts to the moon. But Artemis 2 will only fly around the moon. This is because a lot of things have changed in the last 50 years. NASA is testing a wide range of new technologies and systems that have never been tested in an actual spaceflight before. So the agency plans on collecting more data before it can once again land humans on the surface of the moon with the Artemis 3 mission in 2025. This landing is aimed near the moon's south pole. "The unique Artemis 2 mission profile will build upon the uncrewed Artemis 1 flight test by demonstrating a broad range of SLS and Orion's capabilities needed on deep space missions," said NASA's Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, in a statement. "This mission will prove Orion's critical life support systems are ready to sustain our astronauts on longer duration missions ahead and allow the crew to practice operations essential to the success of Artemis 3." Right now, spacesuits from Axiom Space are still in the pipeline for the Artemis 3 mission. They were partially revealed a few weeks ago. Besides, NASA says the deep space environment harbours intense radiation levels around the moon, much more than those in low Earth orbit which houses the International Space Station. So data is needed to understand Orion's ability to protect the astronauts from this radiation and keep them safe and healthy throughout the mission. About the Apollo mission Apollo was the name given to NASA's project to land humans on the moon. Apollo 11 in 1969 became the first to successfully land humans on the moon, giving the US an opportunity to claim victory against the Soviet Union in the space race. The Apollo programme started in 1961 and consisted of a total of 11 spaceflights. Four of those flights tested equipment. Six of these flights landed people on the moon, a total of 12 astronauts between 1969 and 1972. They conducted scientific experiments there and picked up samples from the surface of the moon which are still helping make new revelations to this day. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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