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Watch Sky News as the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis II mission flies past the moon.
While previous Apollo missions have seen the far side of the moon, this is the first time NASA has sent anyone to directly examine features from this higher, wider vantage point.
The Artemis 2 crew consists of 4 astronauts: 3 from the United States (NASA) and 1 from Canada (Canadian Space Agency - CSA). They are really the first crew to fly around the Moon in over 50 years, with Jeremy Hansen becoming the first Canadian to do so.
ReplyDeletePrime crew (the 4 people flying in outer space):
Commander - Reid Wiseman, NASA (Second spaceflight)
Pilot - Victor Glover, NASA (Second spaceflight)
Mission Specialist 1 - Christina Koch, NASA (Second spaceflight)
Mission Specialist 2 - Jeremy Hansen, CSA (First spaceflight)
What is the so-called "Backup Crew" ? This crew stayed on planet Earth. Their role is to train alongside the main prime crew to be ready to step in if any of the four primary astronauts become unable to fly. During the mission, backup crew members often support the flight by serving in key mission control roles, such as capsule communicator (CAPCOM).
The backup crew for the Artemis 2 Lunar mission consists of Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Gibbons and NASA astronaut Andre Douglas.