{"id":623166,"date":"2023-03-29T09:49:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/29\/watch-nasas-video-teasing-the-reveal-of-artemis-moon-astronauts\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:49:12","slug":"watch-nasas-video-teasing-the-reveal-of-artemis-moon-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/29\/watch-nasas-video-teasing-the-reveal-of-artemis-moon-astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch NASA\u2019s video teasing the reveal of Artemis moon astronauts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA is about to name the four astronauts who\u2019ll be sent on a flyby of the moon in a historic mission currently set for next year.<\/p>\n

The space agency has just shared a cinematic trailer for the big reveal, which will take place at a special event on Monday, April 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a new era of pioneers, star sailors, thinkers, and adventurers,\u201d NASA chief Bill Nelson proclaims at the start of the video (below).<\/p>\n

The Artemis II mission will see the four astronauts fly the same path that the Orion spacecraft took in the crewless Artemis I test mission<\/a> that took place toward the end of last year.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated mission will see the Orion and its crew come within a mere 80 miles of the lunar surface before returning home.<\/p>\n

Artemis II will also fly humans further from Earth than ever before, to a point about 270,000 miles away, giving astronauts a chance to witness with their own eyes a remarkable view of our precious planet.<\/p>\n

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NASA\u2019s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached a maximum distance of nearly 270,000 miles from Earth during the Artemis I flight test before beginning its journey back toward Earth. Orion captured imagery of the Earth and Moon together from its distant lunar orbit, including this image on November 28, 2022, taken from a camera on one of the spacecraft\u2019s solar array wings.<\/span> NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following Artemis II, NASA is planning an even more exciting mission that will land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface in what will also be the first crewed touchdown since the final Apollo mission in 1972.<\/p>\n

The goal of the Artemis program is to establish a long-term scientific and human presence on the moon, with astronauts living and working there in a similar way to how they currently do aboard the International Space Station<\/a> in low-Earth orbit. It also aims to inspire the next generation of engineers and explorers toward greater achievements.<\/p>\n

Further down the road, possibly in the 2030s, NASA could also use the moon as a launchpad for the first crewed mission to Mars, with the moon\u2019s lighter gravitational pull enabling easier launches and therefore more efficient voyages into deep space.<\/p>\n

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