A woman and three men: Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reed Wiseman, and Jeremy Hansen. This is how it will be formed, according to information revealed by the space agency NASA on Monday, a team of four astronauts on the Artemis II mission – the first manned test of the program through which Western space powers want to take humans to the Moon and Mars.
The objective of the mission is Test all systems that allow astronauts to live in the Orion capsule. The crew members will, in ten days, travel to the Moon, turn around and return to Earth.
“They’re going to fly to the Moon. This is the Artemis II mission. It’s a message to the world that we choose to go back to the Moon and then go to Mars. Let’s do it all together, because in the 21st century we’re exploring the universe with our international allies,” announced Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator. a Europa contributes part of the spaceshipl: Its service module, which provides air, water, electricity, propulsion, and temperature control for the manned capsule.
a Artemis II’s mission is the greatest test for Artemis IIIwhere one must Return to the moon in 2025. On the Artemis III mission, two crew members are expected to exit the Orion capsule.
So far, only 24 white men have orbited the moon. In November 2024, it will be For the first time, a woman and a black man approached the satellite From earth. The last time humans got close to Luna was on the Apollo 17 flight, 53 years ago.
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