The crew of NASAs Artemis II objective (delegated right): NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Credit: NASA
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have actually announced the four astronauts chosen for Artemis II, the first crewed objective in NASAs Artemis program, which aims to establish a long-lasting presence on the Moon for science and exploration. The crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) revealed the 4 astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASAs path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and expedition through Artemis. The agencies exposed the team members Monday throughout an occasion at Ellington Field near NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston.
This is their crew, this is our crew, this is humankinds crew,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, each has their own story, but, together, they represent our creed: E pluribus unum– out of numerous, one.
The team assignments are as follows: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen. They will work as a team to perform an ambitious set of presentations during the flight test.
Four astronauts have been selected for NASAs Artemis II objective: Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and mission professional Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. Artemis II will be NASAs first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft around the Moon to verify todays abilities for humans to explore deep area and lead the way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar surface. Credit: NASA
The roughly 10-day Artemis II flight test will introduce on the companys effective Space Launch System rocket, prove the Orion spacecrafts life-support systems, and confirm the capabilities and techniques needed for people to live and work in deep space.
“Thanks to our longstanding collaboration with NASA, a Canadian astronaut will fly on this historic objective. Canadas participation in the Artemis program is not only a specifying chapter of our history in area, however likewise a testimony to the relationship and close collaboration in between our 2 countries.”
The flight, set to construct upon the successful uncrewed Artemis I objective completed in December, will set the stage for the first female and first individual of color on the Moon through the Artemis program, paving the method for future for long-lasting human expedition missions to the Moon, and ultimately Mars. This is the companys Moon to Mars expedition technique.
” For the first time in more than 50 years, these people– the Artemis II crew– will be the very first people to fly to the vicinity of the Moon. Amongst the crew are the first woman, first person of color, and initially Canadian on a lunar mission, and all four astronauts will represent the best of mankind as they explore for the benefit of all,” stated Director Vanessa Wyche, NASA Johnson. “This objective paves the way for the expansion of human deep space exploration and provides new chances for scientific discoveries, business, industry and scholastic partnerships and the Artemis Generation.”
NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) announced, throughout an event on Monday, April 3, from NASA Johnson Space Centers Ellington Field in Houston, the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on the Artemis II mission. The crew, comprised of NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman (Commander), NASA astronaut Victor Glover (Pilot), NASA astronaut Christina Hammoch Koch (Mission Specialist), and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist), will be the very first to show NASAs fundamental human deep area capabilities: the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems needed to launch them. Credit: NASA
Meet Artemis II Astronauts
This will be Wisemans second trip into area, serving formerly as a flight engineer aboard the International Station for Expedition 41 from May through November 2014. Wiseman has actually logged more than 165 days in area, including practically 13 hours as lead spacewalker during 2 trips outside the orbital complex. Prior to his assignment, Wiseman worked as chief of the Astronaut Office from December 2020 till November 2022.
The objective will be Glovers 2nd spaceflight, serving formerly as pilot on NASAs SpaceX Crew-1, which landed May 2, 2021, after 168 days in area. As a flight engineer aboard the area station for Expedition 64, he contributed to clinical investigations, innovation demonstrations, and took part in 4 spacewalks.
Koch likewise will be making her second flight into space on the Artemis II objective. She acted as flight engineer aboard the area station for Expedition 59, 60, and 61. Koch set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with a total of 328 days in area and took part in the first all-female spacewalks.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen were revealed Monday, April 3 as the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASAs course to establishing a long-lasting existence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The crew tasks are as follows: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Koch, Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen. Credit: James Blair/NASA
Representing Canada, Hansen is making his first flight to space. A colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces and previous fighter pilot, Hansen holds a Bachelor of Science in area science from Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, and a Master of Science in physics from the same institution in 2000, with a research focus on Wide Field of View Satellite Tracking. He was among two recruits picked by CSA in May 2009 through the 3rd Canadian Astronaut Recruitment Campaign and has actually functioned as Capcom in NASAs Mission Control Center at Johnson and, in 2017, ended up being the very first Canadian to be delegated with leading a NASA astronaut class, leading the training of astronaut candidates from the United States and Canada.
” I could not be prouder that these brave 4 will start our journeys to the Moon and beyond,” stated Director of Flight Operations Norm Knight, NASA Johnson. The Artemis II mission will be difficult, and well test our limitations as we prepare to put future astronauts on the Moon.
Through Artemis objectives, NASA will utilize innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever previously. We will team up with industrial and global partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending out the first astronauts to Mars.
Four astronauts have actually been selected for NASAs Artemis II mission: Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission professional Christina Koch from NASA, and objective expert Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) announced, throughout an event on Monday, April 3, from NASA Johnson Space Centers Ellington Field in Houston, the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on the Artemis II objective. The team, comprised of NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman (Commander), NASA astronaut Victor Glover (Pilot), NASA astronaut Christina Hammoch Koch (Mission Specialist), and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist), will be the first to show NASAs fundamental human deep space capabilities: the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems needed to release them. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen were announced Monday, April 3 as the 4 astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the very first crewed objective on NASAs path to developing a long-term existence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. He was one of two employees selected by CSA in May 2009 through the 3rd Canadian Astronaut Recruitment Campaign and has served as Capcom in NASAs Mission Control Center at Johnson and, in 2017, became the very first Canadian to be turned over with leading a NASA astronaut class, leading the training of astronaut prospects from the United States and Canada.