NASA names astronauts to next Moon mission
Summary
“We are going back to the Moon and Canada is at the centre of this exciting journey,” said the François-Philippe Champagne, the Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency. Among the crew are the first woman, first person of color, and first Canadian on a lunar mission, and all four astronauts will represent the best of humanity as they explore for the benefit of all,” said Director Vanessa Wyche, NASA Johnson. As a flight engineer aboard the space station for Expedition 64, he contributed to scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, and participated in four spacewalks. Koch set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with a total of 328 days in space and participated in the first all-female spacewalks. With Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy at the controls, I have no doubt we’re ready to face every challenge that comes our way.” Through Artemis missions, NASA will use innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.