US Vice President Mike Pence has announced the 18-strong cadre of astronauts who will be available for NASA’s new moon missions.
US Vice President Mike Pence has announced the 18-strong cadre of astronauts who will be available for NASA‘s new moon missions.
Mr Pence made the announcement, which was first reported in advance by Ars Technica, in Florida as part of an update on NASA’s Artemis programme.
“I give you the heroes who will carry us to the Moon and beyond – the Artemis Generation,” he said.
“It is amazing to think that the next man and first woman on the Moon are among the names that we just read. The Artemis Team astronauts are the future of American space exploration – and that future is bright.”
The 18 Artemis team members are: Joseph Acaba, Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, Matthew Dominick, Victor Glover, Warren Hoburg, Jonny Kim, Christina Hammock Koch, Kjell Lindgren, Nicole Mann, Anne McClain, Jessica Meir, Jasmin Moghbeli, Kate Rubins, Frank Rubio, Scott Tingle, Jessica Watkins and Stephanie Wilson.
They won’t all be going to the moon, but will be available for crew assignments when the schedule for these is established.
The group members are mostly in their 30s or 40s, with the oldest 55 and the youngest 32.
Originally published at Sky News