Artemis 2 will orbit the moon with a crew of four, including the first woman and the first person of colour to visit Earth's satellite
He added that, while he hasn’t yet made a packing list, “some of the most meaningful things will be taking something from my family. They’re a huge part of this mission. Recognizing them will be important.” He also wants to pay tribute to the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, which he joined at age 12, and to Canada’s military and the Canadian Space Agency.
François-Philippe Champagne, minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, was also on hand for the morning announcement. “This is about more than just going back to the moon,” he told the crowd. “This is about investing in the future. This is about possibilities. This is about seizing the opportunities of the space economy, from health and food security to climate change and much more.
Hansen will be the only crew member not to have flown in space before the Artemis 2 flight; his three colleagues have all spent time aboard the International Space Station. This is not as unusual as it might sound — during the Apollo era, two of the three astronauts on most missions to the moon were on their first trip into space.
The flights build on the success of Artemis 1, which last year sent an uncrewed capsule on a 25-day, 2.1-million km journey into lunar orbit and back to Earth, landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast on Mexico on Dec. 11.
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