NASA has announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II.
Artemis II Mission crew includes three NASA members and one Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut.
Reid Wiseman is a former US Navy fighter pilot and has been named as Artemis II Mission commander. This will be his second trip into space.
Ried Wiseman has logged more than 165 days in space, including almost 13 hours as lead spacewalker during two trips outside the orbital complex.
Victor Glover, a US Navy aviator and veteran of four spacewalks, has been designated as pilot of Artemis II. He will be the first Black astronaut ever to be sent on a lunar mission.
The moon mission will be Victor Glover's second spaceflight, serving previously as a pilot on NASA's SpaceX Crew-1.
Christina Koch, an electrical engineer, has been named as the Artemis II mission specialist.
Christina Koch has been part of NASA's first three all-female spacewalks. She has also set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with a total of 328 days in space.
Canada's Jeremy Hansen has been chosen as Artemis II Mission specialist.
CSA's Jeremy Hansen is the first Canadian ever chosen for a flight to the moon.
With Artemis mission, NASA will explore more of the lunar surface than ever before, which will then help the agency to send first astronauts to Mars.