NASA launches 4 astronauts on its Artemis II moon mission
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In just days, a group of astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — is slated to fly roughly 5,000 miles past the far side of the moon, the farthest humans have ever traveled in space.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts — three space station veterans and a Canadian rookie — stand out even in an astronaut corps full of super achievers.
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are the chosen ones for the first manned lunar mission since 1972
The Artemis II mission crew includes the first woman, the first Black person, and the first non-American astronaut to travel to the lunar environment.
The Artemis II crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Hammock Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Follow live updates on NASA's Artemis II moon mission. Get the latest from Kennedy Space Center and find information on timing and how to watch the rocket launch.
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