On Monday, NASA announced the four astronauts who will go to the moon at the end of 2024.
The three men and one woman They were introduced at a televised event from Houston, where Mission Control is located.
“This is the human crew.”said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
The three Americans and a Canadian They will be the first to fly NASA’s Orion capsule when it lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in late 2024.
eye: They will not set foot on the moon, nor will they orbit around itInstead, they will fly around it and return to Earth, in preparation for the moon landing scheduled in 2025 with two other astronauts.
Who is the crew made up of?
Mission Commander Reed Wisemanwill accompany him Victor Gloveran African American naval aviator; Christina Koch, which holds the world record for longest service in space; And Canadian Jeremy Hansenthe only one of the three No space travel experience.
“This is a great day. We have a lot to celebrate, much more than the four names announced,” Glover said.
This will be the first mission to the Moon that will involve it A woman and a non-American person. It will also be the first crew member of NASA’s new lunar program called Artemis. Late last year, an empty Orion capsule was flown to Luna and back, in a rehearsal for the actual mission.
The Age of Artemis seeks to supply the Apollo missions
on the Apollo missionsNASA sent 24 astronauts to the Moon between 1968 and 1972. 12 of them stepped on the Moon’s surface. All of them were military pilots except for Harrison Schmidt.a geologist who participated in Apollo 17 and closed with the late Gene Cernan at the time.
If this 10-day mission goes well, NASA plans to land two astronauts on the moon around 2025.
The space agency selected the Artemis crew from among 41 astronauts. Canada had four candidates.
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