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Astronauts and then candidates from NASA and the Canadian space agency provide a photo in front of the Artemis I-Space-Launch system from NASA and the Orion’s spaceship on the mobile phone on the PAD on the start complex 39b on August 28, 2022. Joe Acaba, NASA astronaut; Don Pettit, Nasa -Astronaut; Victor Glover, NASA astronaut; Jeremy Hansen, astronaut of the Canadian space agency; Jessica Meir, Nasa -Astronaut; Stan Love, Nasa Astronaut; Jack Hathaway, candidate of NASA astronauts; Shannon Walker, NASA astronaut; Andre Douglas, candidate of NASA astronaut; Kate Rubins, Nasa -astronaut; Chris Williams, candidate of NASA astronaut; Reid Wiseman, Nasa -Astronaut; Stephanie Wilson, Nasa -Astronaut; Jessica Wittner, NASA Astronaut candidate; Zena Cardman, Nasa Astronaut; Joshua Kutryk, Astronaut of the Canadian space agency; Randy Bresnik, Nasa Astronaut. | Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA will announce its new astronaut class next month and you can watch the unveiling live.
The 2025 class of NASA Astronaut candidates will be announced on September 22 during a live stream event at NASAS Johnson Space Center In Houston, who begins at 12:30 p.m. Edt (1630 GMT; 11:30 a.m. local time in Houston).
You can call up the event via NASA+, Netflix, Amazon Prime, the YouTube channel of NASA and the X account of the agency of the agency. Space.com also simulates the event when NASA provides its stream.
The selection was excluded by a field of 8,000 applicants. The new astron car candidates will complete training at NASA next two years before they are certified as complete astronauts and are justified for future missions.
NASA also plans to organize several media meetings on September 23 and 24 to discuss them Artemis 2 Mission, the four astronauts around the moon Not earlier than April 2026. These events are live on the YouTube channel of the NASA and the X account (as well as on Space.comif possible).
On board artemis 2, NASA astronauts will be Reid Wiseman (Commander), Victor Glover (Pilot) and Christina Koch (Mission specialist) and Canadian space agency Astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. Glover will be the first black astronaut to ever fly a moon mission, while Koch will be the first woman and Hansen the first non-American.
Here are the planned briefings for Artemis 2:
Tuesday, September 23:
11 a.m. Edt (10 a.m. local time, 1,500 GMT): Mission overview with the following participants informed
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Lakiesha Hawkins, Deputy Deputy Associate Administrator, Directorate for Exploration Systems Development Mission, NASA headquarters
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Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis start director, Kennedy Space Center of NASA in Florida
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Judd Frieling, Lead Artemis 2 Ascent Flight Director, Nasa Johnson
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Jeff Radigan, Lead Artemis 2 flight director, Nasa Johnson
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Rick Henfling, Lead Artemis 2 input flight director, Nasa Johnson
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Daniel Florez, test director, Exploration Ground Systems, NASA Kennedy
1 p.m. Edt (12 p.m. local time, 1,700 GMT): Artemis 2 Science and Technology Briefing with the following participants:
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Matt Ramsey, mission director of Artemis 2, NASA headquarters
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Debbie Korth, deputy Orion program manager, Nasa Johnson
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Jacob Bleacher, Manager, Science, Technology Use and Integration, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorates, NASA headquarters
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Mark Clampin, Deputy Deputy Associate Administrator, Directorate of Science Mission, NASA headquarters
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Wednesday, September 24th
10 a.m. Edt (12 p.m. local time, 1400 GMT): Artemis 2 Crew Press conference with:
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Christina Koch, mission specialist
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Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist
