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NASA just named the astronauts who could return to the moon in its Artemis program
Susie NeilsonDec 10, 2020, 07:20 IST
NASA astronauts Christina Koch (left) and Jessica Meir on the International Space Station, October 12, 2019.NASA
NASA on Wednesday announced the 18 astronauts chosen for its
Artemis moon-landing missions.
The astronauts include nine men and nine women one of whom could become the first woman ever to walk on the
moon.
NASA aims to launch people to the lunar surface as early as 2024.
NASA has announced the 18 astronauts who will make up the core group in its Artemis program: a series of missions aimed at landing humans back on the moon.