NASA's Artemis Mission: 11 Shortlisted Astronauts To Take 2nd Giant Leap On Moon, Possibly Mars
NASA has shortlisted 11 candidates for its Artemis mission that aims to put the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The ultimate goal of the Artemis mission is to land humans on Mars. The first class of astronauts under Artemis program was selected from a record-setting 18000 applicants. The crew capsule will head towards the lunar orbit by June 2020.
NASA has shortlisted 11 candidates for its Artemis mission that aims to put the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. According to NASA's website, the aim is to use what they learn on the moon for their eventual mission to Mars.
Starting with the construction of a base on the moon, the space agency is hoping to send astronauts ¨C including the first woman - to the moon.
According to NASA, the 11 astronauts will become eligible for spaceflight, including assignments to the International Space Station (ISS), Artemis missions to the Moon, and ultimately, missions to Mars. The ultimate goal of the Artemis mission is to land humans on Mars.
The 11 NASA astronauts who graduated for Artemis mission include Kayla Barron, Zena Cardman, Raja Chari, Matthew Dominick, Bob Hines, Warren Hoburg, Dr. Jonny Kim, Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O¡¯Hara, Dr. Francisco ¡°Frank¡± Rubio, Jessica Watkins. The two CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts are Joshua Kutryk, Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons.
Forget caps and gowns. They'll get spacesuits.
¡ª NASA (@NASA) December 26, 2019
On Jan. 10, we graduate the 1st class of @NASA_Astronauts under #Artemis! Six women and seven men will become eligible for assignments to the @Space_Station, the Moon & Mars.
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The first class of astronauts under Artemis program was selected from a record-setting 18,000 applicants.
NASA has said its Orion capsule is ready for the Artemis lunar mission. The crew capsule will head towards the lunar orbit by June 2020.
According to NASA, all astronaut candidates have completed training in spacewalking, robotics, International Space Station systems, T-38 jet proficiency, and the Russian language.Our biggest present is all wrapped up for testing.? Learn about the ongoing work to prepare @NASA_Orion for the #Artemis I launch: https://t.co/XcwyZBtS3i pic.twitter.com/9xo9pcaNec
¡ª NASA Glenn Research (@NASAglenn) December 23, 2019
Their duties as astronauts will be to help develop spacecraft, support the teams currently in space and ultimately join the ranks of only about 500 people who have had the honour of going into space.
