Newly named Artemis 2 crew to notch many firsts on historic moon mission

Artemis II crew members (from left) Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman pose by an Orion spacecraft simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

The four astronauts who will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission are set to break records and establish a number of firsts — all starting with their being named to the crew.

Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch, all with NASA, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) were announced on Monday (April 3) as the "first humans to fly to the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years." They will spend 10 days in late 2024 testing NASA's Orion spacecraft in high Earth orbit and on a flyby voyage to and from the moon.