Artemis II Set to Orbit the Moon with NASA's First Black and First Female Astronauts
TL;DR
Artemis II will launch a four-astronaut lunar flyby—the U.S.’s first return to the Moon in over 50 years—featuring Victor Glover as the first Black astronaut and Christina Koch as the first Black woman to travel to the Moon. The mission will not land but will advance health, rocket, and Moon science research, while highlighting international partnerships and ongoing budget/policy debates surrounding NASA’s moon program.
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