{"id":139607,"date":"2023-04-04T10:01:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=139607"},"modified":"2023-04-04T10:01:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:01:49","slug":"astronauts-chosen-to-fly-around-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=139607","title":{"rendered":"Astronauts chosen to fly around the moon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Astronauts, from the US and Canada, chosen for the upcoming moon mission. (NASA)<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four astronauts have been chosen for a lunar mission that could be launched as early as late next year. Two of the astronauts chosen are naval aviators. These astronauts will neither land on the moon, nor orbit it, but go around the moon and return to Earth. NASA hopes to follow this mission with a moon landing as early as 2025.<\/p>\n

From military.com:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The four astronauts will be the first to fly NASA’s Orion capsule, launching atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than late 2024. They will not land or even go into lunar orbit, but rather fly around the moon and head straight back to Earth, a prelude to a lunar landing by two others a year later.<\/p>\n

The mission’s commander, Reid Wiseman, will be joined by Victor Glover, an African American naval aviator; Christina Koch, who holds the world record for the longest spaceflight by a woman; and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen. All are space veterans except Hansen.<\/p>\n

“This is a big day. We have a lot to celebrate and it’s so much more than the four names that have been announced,” said Glover.<\/p>\n

This is the first moon crew to include a woman and someone not from the U.S. — and the first crew in NASA’s new moon program named Artemis. Late last year, an empty Orion capsule flew to the moon and back in a long-awaited dress rehearsal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com has the rest of the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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