Nine of the 18 have not yet flown in space. The 18 astronauts named Wednesday are among the most diverse groups NASA has ever put together: nine men, including four with space flight experience, and nine women, including five space veterans. It's not yet known what sort of funding the Biden administration might approve or whether a near-term moon mission will be politically viable given the economic impact of the coronavirus, possible stimulus spending and other pressing issues.īut there is broad political consensus on NASA's eventual return to the moon and whenever piloted Artemis missions begin, the agency will need a cadre of well-trained astronauts to fly them. If there's anything you can do to help with the $3.3 billion, we are certainly asking for that." "But ultimately, if we don't get the (requested) $3.3 billion, it gets more and more difficult. Pence began the meeting by noting the passing of legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager earlier this week at the age of 97.
The announcement came at the end of a meeting of the National Space Council, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence, that was held at the Kennedy Space Center's Saturn 5 moon rocket display.Īfter reading off the names and welcoming five of the Artemis cadre who were present at the space center for the announcement, Pence said it "really is amazing to think that the next man and the first woman on the moon are among the names that we just read, and they may be standing in the room with us right now." Five of the astronauts for NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return to the moon in 2024, are introduced at the Kennedy Space Center on Dec. The list includes the as-yet-unnamed next man and first woman who will set foot on the lunar surface later this decade. Use the form below to sign up for the space newsletter, sent every Wednesday afternoon.Eighteen astronauts - nine men and nine women - have been selected to begin training for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, NASA announced Wednesday. The new suit - black in color with blue and orange accents, a scheme which the panel explained would be primarily white in its final version due to thermal necessities - was shown to be more flexible than the equipment last used to walk the moon in the 1970s. Come September, Axiom Space secured the contract to tailor the Artemis III mission. Axiom Space in June of last year was chosen along with Collins Aerospace to develop NASA’s next generation of spacesuits, instructed to have units ready for demonstration in a “relative environment” - either on the International Space Station or in a simulated environment - by 2025. Its prototype was revealed during a demonstration in Texas last week. The Artemis II astronauts will use a new spacesuit to explore the moon. This follows NASA’s delayed but successful Artemis I mission, which launched on Nov. He also commanded the undersea research mission NEEMO21, and most recently served as Chief of the /AincR66wpf- NASA April 3, 2023 and rounding out our #Artemis II Moon crew: mission commander Wiseman lived & worked aboard the as a flight engineer in 2014.
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