Meet the Canadian astronauts up for a seat on the Artemis II mission to the moon

The Artemis II mission will be the first crewed mission to orbit the moon in half a century, and the inclusion of a Canadian astronaut on the mission will make Canada the second country to have an astronaut fly around the moon.

It’s the second step of a project that started last year with the unmanned Artemis I mission. The Artemis missions help to test the launch system and the spacecraft itself. The end goal is for scientists to construct a Lunar Gateway at the moon — a space station that could serve as a jumping off point for further deep space exploration.There are currently four active Canadian astronauts, but we won’t know until Sunday who will be the first Canadian astronaut to fly around the moon.

Kutryk made it to the top 16 candidates for the CSA in 2009, but wasn’t selected until CSA’s 2017 recruitment campaign.Sidey-Gibbons comes from Calgary, Alberta, and first worked with the CSA while studying mechanical engineering at McGill University, where she conducted research on flame propagation in microgravity in collaboration with the agency.

She was selected by the CSA in 2017 as a recruit along with Kutryk, and obtained the official title ofHansen was born in London, Ontario and spent his childhood first on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario, and then Ingersoll, Ontario. He is married with three children.

Five bucks on the woman, unless one of the men transitions before they choose

Mission to the moon what a joke

Put a WOMAN on the Moon !! 1st ever !!

Ohlala! The RealMission for real, huhh?

It really doesn't matter that there's lack of diversity. I'm proud that Canada is on this mission to the moon. 🇨🇦

Are you gonna blast them for lack of diversity? This is 100% White? Perhaps do a study or inform everyone that the crew is all white? You like to do that stuff don't you CTV?

This trip is safer than the TTC .

Just hope they pick the most qualified person for the job

Lol.

Not diverse enough

Send JustinTrudeau

Any room for JT?

Will they see the protesting happening in the world from that vantage point. MSM is a joke.

I put my money on the woman.

Someone needed to tell the three on the left to dress for the job they want.

not one black astronaut ? racism is alive and well I see.

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