NASA Crew for Artemis 2 Moon Mission Announced, See Names

Photo Credit: Universe Today The Orion spacecraft of the Artemis II mission won't touch down on the lunar surface. As part of a test flight, it will instead conduct a near flyby to put all of the technologies on NASA's new crew capsule to the test. The space agency is already quite confident in Orion's capabilities because, as part of Artemis I, the spacecraft traveled to the moon and back without a crew last year.

Artemis 2 Moon Mission Crew Members

The four astronauts selected are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Hammock Koch, as well as Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. The Orion and its four astronaut crew will travel on the Artemis II mission just 80 miles off the surface of the moon before returning to Earth. Photo Credit: Space.com Humans will be transported by Artemis II farther than ever before, 270,000 miles from our planet. In addition to earning a spot in history, the crew will also have an amazing view of Earth with the moon standing between them and the so-called "blue marble" that we call home. As "the first crewed flight test and a crucial step toward establishing a long-term human presence on the moon," NASA described the Artemis II mission. The Artemis III mission, which is presently scheduled for 2025, is even more audacious than Artemis II and will bring people back to the lunar surface.

How to see the major revelation?

The four astronauts who will go to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, which is planned for November of next year, will be unveiled by NASA on Monday, April 3. Also Read: On Its Return Trip, Orion Spacecraft Reenters The Lunar Gravity At a special event at NASA's Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will announce the three NASA astronauts and one CSA astronaut. At 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT/8 a.m. PT), the event will start. The same feed is available on NASA's YouTube channel, which you can access by visiting or using the player linked at the top of this page.