NASA revealed the names of the four astronauts who will fly by the moon in the Artemis II mission.
Christina Koch will return to space aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft. She previously visited the International Space Station in 2019 and was part of the first all-woman spacewalk.
The third astronaut named to the Artemis II mission has a lot of experience behind the controls. Victor Glover has reportedly logged 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 different aircraft, NASA stated. He will serve as the pilot of the Orion spacecraft.
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