NASA to Host Media Day with Artemis II Crews
January 3, 2025
NASA will host a media day with the astronauts selected for the Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972. The event will be held on January 10, 2025 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
The Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch in 2024 and will send four astronauts to the Moon for a 10-day mission. The astronauts will perform a lunar flyby and test out the new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket.
The media day will give reporters an opportunity to meet the Artemis II astronauts and learn more about the mission. The astronauts will also be available for interviews.
The Artemis II astronauts are:
- Commander: Jessica Watkins
- Pilot: Victor Glover
- Mission Specialist 1: Michael Hopkins
- Mission Specialist 2: Christina Koch
Watkins is a geologist and planetary scientist who has worked on the Mars Science Laboratory mission. Glover is a former NASA astronaut who flew on the SpaceX Crew Dragon test flight in 2020. Hopkins is a NASA astronaut who has flown on two space shuttle missions and the International Space Station. Koch is a NASA astronaut who spent 328 days on the International Space Station in 2019 and 2020.
The Artemis II mission is a critical step in NASA’s plans to return humans to the Moon by 2025. The mission will provide valuable data on the performance of the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket, and will help NASA prepare for the Artemis III mission, which will land astronauts on the Moon.
Media interested in attending the media day must RSVP to NASTA@nasa.gov by January 7, 2025.
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