NASA Announces , Historic Crew of Upcoming , Artemis II Mission.<br />On April 3, NASA announced the four <br />astronauts who will crew the upcoming <br />Artemis II mission to the far side of the moon. .<br />'Time' reports that the highly anticipated mission <br />is scheduled to launch in November of 2024.<br />The crew, which will include the first woman and <br />first person of color to visit the moon, will consist <br />of three Americans and one Canadian astronaut. .<br />The crew, which will include the first woman and <br />first person of color to visit the moon, will consist <br />of three Americans and one Canadian astronaut. .<br />Christina Koch, Mission specialist.<br />Jeremy Hansen, Mission specialist.<br />Victor Glover, Mission pilot.<br />Reid Wiseman, Mission Commander.<br />The 10-day mission will carry the four astronauts <br />farther into space than any astronaut before them. .<br />'Time' reports that the current record is <br />held by the Apollo 13 crew, which reached <br />a distance of 249,205 miles from Earth.<br />NASA's Artemis I mission, which successfully completed its uncrewed mission, proved the capability of the new Space Launch System moon rocket and the Orion spacecraft.<br />NASA's Artemis I mission, which successfully completed its uncrewed mission, proved the capability of the new Space Launch System moon rocket and the Orion spacecraft.<br />The first Artemis mission also proved <br />that the Orion's heat shield can withstand <br />reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. .<br />'Time' reports that the crew will be <br />relying on the ship's heat shield when it hits <br />the atmosphere at 25,000 miles per hour.
