Nasa unveiled the crew yesterday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years ― including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space. theSun theSundaily NASA NASAMoonMission ArtemisII USA
Astronaut Victor Glover celebrates after being selected as an astronaut for the Artemis II crew during a news conference held by NASA and CSA to announce the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon, at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, on April 3, 2023. AFPPIX: Nasa unveiled the crew yesterday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years ― including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space.
Rounding out the crew are veteran Nasa astronaut Reid Wiseman, 47, the mission commander, and Jeremy Hansen, also 47, a former fighter pilot now with the Canadian Space Agency. The three American astronauts have all spent time on the International Space Station while Hansen, the Canadian mission specialist, will be making his first space flight.
Koch, 44, an electrical engineer, spent a record 11 consecutive months in space and took part in the first all-female spacewalks while on the ISS.The 46-year-old Glover said Artemis II is “more than a mission to the Moon and back.”Wiseman, the mission commander, said the diverse crew was made up of “exceptional operators.”“We are representing our nation,” Wiseman said, but “we need the entire world to go along with us.
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