NASA Announces Historic Crew of Upcoming Artemis II Mission

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On April 3, NASA announced the four astronauts who will crew the upcoming Artemis II mission to the far side of the moon.

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'Time' reports that the highly anticipated mission is scheduled to launch in November of 2024.

The crew, which will include the first woman and first person of color to visit the moon, will consist of three Americans and one Canadian astronaut.

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The crew, which will include the first woman and first person of color to visit the moon, will consist of three Americans and one Canadian astronaut.

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Christina Koch, Mission specialist.

Jeremy Hansen, Mission specialist.

Victor Glover, Mission pilot.

Reid Wiseman, Mission Commander.

The 10-day mission will carry the four astronauts farther into space than any astronaut before them.

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'Time' reports that the current record is held by the Apollo 13 crew, which reached a distance of 249,205 miles from Earth.

NASA's Artemis I mission, which successfully completed its uncrewed mission, proved the capability of the new Space Launch System moon rocket and the Orion spacecraft.

NASA's Artemis I mission, which successfully completed its uncrewed mission, proved the capability of the new Space Launch System moon rocket and the Orion spacecraft.

The first Artemis mission also proved that the Orion's heat shield can withstand reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.

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'Time' reports that the crew will be relying on the ship's heat shield when it hits the atmosphere at 25,000 miles per hour.