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First Moon Mission Since 1972 To Include First Woman, Black, Canadian

Artemis II will be piloted by the first woman, African American, and Canadian ever to reach the moon, NASA said. The mission will be the first human flight to the moon in more than 50 years.

The crew includes mission commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and mission specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen. Wiseman, Glover, and Koch, are Americans. They've been to space before. Hansen is Canadian. Artemis II will be his first trip to space.

The 10-day mission is set to launch in November 2024. It will carry the astronauts around the moon and back. Artemis III in 2025 will follow. That mission will land astronauts on the moon. People have not been on the moon since 1972. NASA promises that flight will include the first woman to step on the moon.

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