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The four astronauts will be the first to fly NASA's Orion capsule, launching atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than late 2024. NASA's 1st moon crew in 50 years ...
A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn liftoff from Kennedy Space Center by fliers from Denmark, Japan and Russia. It was the first U.S. launch where every spacecraft seat was occupied by a ...
From left to right, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit and Suni Williams appear Tuesday, Jan. 28, for an exclusive interview with USA TODAY. The four American astronauts are ...
Artemis II is to be crewed by four astronauts: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover along with Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. [35] On 22 November 2023, Jenni Gibbons was announced as Hansen's backup. [36] [37] On 3 July 2024, Andre Douglas was announced as the backup for the three NASA astronauts. [38] [39]
NASA has chosen the four astronauts for the Artemis II mission, which will be the first crew leaving Earth to orbit the moon since the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago.
The four astronauts will be the first to fly NASA’s Orion caps. The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years met with President Joe Biden on Thursday at the ...
The last time NASA launched an all-rookie orbital crew was STS-2 in 1981. [c] All four received commercial astronaut training by SpaceX. The training included lessons in orbital mechanics, operating in a microgravity environment, stress testing, emergency-preparedness training and mission simulations. [20] [22]
The SpaceX Crew-7 mission launched from Florida on Saturday morning, hosting one of the most internationally diverse astronaut crews to date, with members from the US, Japan, Russia and Denmark.