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HISTORICAL FACTS: 11 | History Defined

Astronauts are returning to the Moon, but they won't be repeating the Apollo missions

If all goes to plan, sometime in November 2024, NASA’s newly announced Artemis II crew – Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen – will cram themselves into their Orion space capsule and begin their final checks for launch.

The Conversation

What's next for the newly named Artemis 2 moon crew?

Now that the astronauts for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission have been chosen, the serious launch training can begin.

Space

NASA's Artemis 2 commander woke up nervous before big moon announcement

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman is a combat-tested fighter pilot, but he still had worries before his moon mission assignment was brought to the world on April 3.

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Canada's Artemis 2 astronaut was named after a 14-year-wait for space

The Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen is a trusted voice in the astronaut office, a key player in training an astronaut class, and now a member of the first moon mission in 50 years.

Space

Newly named Artemis 2 crew to notch many firsts on historic moon mission

The astronauts who will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission are set to break records and establish a number of firsts. But for one crew member, being first is less important than what will come next.

Space

NASA names astronauts to next moon mission, first crew under Artemis

‘This is humanity’s crew,’ NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. The new four-person crew will orbit the moon on Artemis II and establish a long-term presence on the moon for science and exploration.

Chicago Sun-Times

Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA's plan for the future of space exploration

On April 3, 2023, NASA announced the four astronauts who will make up the crew of Artemis II, which is scheduled to launch in late 2024. The Artemis II mission will send these four astronauts on a 10-day mission that culminates in a flyby of the Moon. While they won’t…

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Victoria bans TikTok on government devices, NASA names astronauts for Artemis II Moon mission, and WWE to merge with UFC — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

NASA reveals historic crew for 2024 Artemis moon voyage

Artemis II mission, scheduled for 2024, is NASA’s first manned moon mission in 50 years, a prelude to Mars exploration.

Al Jazeera

Meet the 4 astronauts flying on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

A brief introduction to Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

Space

NASA Just Announced the Historic Crew for the Artemis II Moon Mission

NASA announced the history-making astronauts that will make up the Artemis II crew who will venture to the Moon for the first time since Apollo.

Inverse

NASA announces Artemis astronauts who will fly to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years

The names of the four astronauts who will make a trip around the moon on the upcoming Artemis 2 mission were announced by NASA.

LiveScience

NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

Space

NASA announces 4 astronauts flying to the moon on Artemis II

ORLANDO, Fla. — Humans haven’t traveled beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years, but that’s set to change with the launch of the Artemis II mission to orbit the moon next year with four passengers on board. Just who will be flying was revealed today.

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These are the 4 astronauts who'll take a trip around the moon next year

The group will fly on NASA's Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there.

Axios

NASA names first Artemis crew to fly by Moon in 2024

They will be the first people to launch on a journey toward the Moon in decades.

Space

Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo

NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.

Space

NASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know

Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of the Artemis program and the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four astronauts around the moon.

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