'We're all on this journey together:' Who are the Artemis 2 astronauts launching to the moon?

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But the crew has also talked about the importance of the mission to them, not only as individuals with different life experiences but also as representatives of humanity. The crew has pointed to both history and humility: none of them were alive when the Apollo missions flew to the moon between 1968 and 1972. NASA's first Black and women astronauts were selected in 1978, and Canadian astronauts were first selected in 1983, meaning some of the Artemis 2 crew were well into their childhoods before they could conceivably imagine applying as astronauts.

The Artemis 2 astronauts will do just that on their historic mission around the moon, which could launch as soon as April 1. They are NASA's Reid Wiseman (the Artemis 2 commander), Victor Glover (pilot) and Christina Koch (mission specialist), as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist).