US EditionToilet checks, conflict resolution: Meet Artemis II crew and their jobs
The 10-day flight will test Orion and the Space Launch System as NASA sends four astronauts around the Moon and back without landing.
- On Wednesday, April 1, NASA launched Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor J. Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen on a historic 10-day lunar voyage.
- This historic voyage marks NASA's first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, featuring the first Black man, woman, and Canadian ever selected to travel beyond low Earth orbit toward the Moon.
- Orion's flight path extends more than 230,000 miles from Earth, with the crew flying 4,600 miles beyond the Moon to test life-support systems and deep-space hardware.
- During the 10-day journey, the team will perform critical systems checks and assist with 'correction burns' to ensure the spacecraft remains on track, according to NASA.
- Data from this mission helps verify deep space capabilities for humans, paving the way for planned lunar surface walks as soon as 2028.
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Americans Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Canadian Jeremy Hansen left for the Moon on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, a first since 1972.
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Who is Victor J. Glover?: Artemis’ First Black Astronaut Headed To The Moon
Source: MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO / Getty Victor Glover is one of those names a lot more people are about to know. The California native, a NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain, is set to serve as pilot on Artemis II, the agency’s first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years. That alone would make him a major figure in this new era of space exploration. Still, the history attached to it makes it even more significant: Glover is …
On board the "Orion" capsule, the crew - consisting of Christina Koch Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen - will circle around the moon for about ten days before the capsule is to land back on Earth.
NASA Astronaut Victor J. Glover makes history as first Black man to fly around the moon
NASA Astronaut Victor J. Glover, pilot for the Artemis II mission, is the first Black man to fly around the moon. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) By Alexis TaylorAFRO Managing Editor NASA Astronaut Victor J. Glover, pilot of NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon, made history on April 1. The California native is officially the first Black man to fly around the moon. Around the world eyes watched as Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman (a Baltimore native) a…
Astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are about to become the first human beings to travel to Earth's only natural satellite in more than half a century.
How Will Artemis II Astronauts Use Toilet In Space?
When Apollo astronauts went to the Moon over 50 years ago, using the toilet meant pooping in plastic bags. However, now when humans are going to moon for the first time in decades under the 2026 Artemis II mission, the space-toilet experience has been upgraded to replace the old unpleasant process.
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