NASA reveals the four astronauts for the first moon crew in five decades

On Monday, NASA announced the astronauts who are expected to helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades (50). The the historic Artemis II lunar flyby is set to take off in November 2024.

 

The astronauts are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. 

 

The journey will be around 10 days and planned to send the crew out beyond the moon, potentially further than any human has traveled in history. The exact distance is not determined yet.

 

The “exact distance beyond the Moon will depend on the day of liftoff and the relative distance of the Moon from the Earth at the time of the mission,” NASA spokesperson Kathryn Hambleton said via email.

 

The spacecraft will return to Earth for a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean, after circling the moon.