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2023-04-03T22:50:14Z
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Nasa names first woman and black man on Moon mission.NASA on Monday announced the crew of Artemis II, four astronauts who will head to the moon within the next two years. The crew will travel around the moon and back on a 10-day mission.The crew of three Americans and one Canadian will be the first humans to fly toward the moon in more than 50 years. They are: Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman of NASA, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. Glover, the first Black man assigned as a crew member on the International Space Station, will serve as the mission's pilot. Koch, who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, will serve as a mission specialist. Wiseman, who served as NASA's chief astronaut, will be the commander. Hansen, one of four active Canadian astronauts, will also serve as a mission specialist#nasa #moon #women #blackhistory #womenshistory #moreyouknow #awsome
(DIR) Post #AUI9ua5coBDTat4Pw0 by unearth@kolektiva.social
2023-04-03T22:50:34Z
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The crew of Artemis II will embark on the first human spaceflight mission to the moon since the Apollo era, more than 50 years ago. Last November, NASA launched the Artemis I mission, a test of the massive Space Launch System rocket and an uncrewed Orion capsule. That set up Artemis II, the first of NASA's new missions to the moon with astronauts aboard. It will not launch until at least November 2024. Riding in an Orion capsule, the astronauts will travel on an elliptical orbit that loops as far out as 1,800 miles above Earth, giving the astronauts time to see how Orion's systems work. It will then travel toward the moon, using its gravity to sling back to Earth for a Pacific Ocean splashdown.#nasa #moon #women #blackhistory #womenshistory #moreyouknow #awsome