The four astronauts selected for the Artemis 2 Moon mission will be the first to travel there in more than five decades. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENTIn doing so, they will become the new faces of American space exploration. The journey, set to last around 10 days, will take the astronauts on a loop around the Moon, though they will not land on its surface. - Christina Koch -American astronaut Christina Koch, 47, will become the first woman to take part in a lunar mission. Following his career as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Canadian Space Agency brought him into its ranks in 2009.

Source: The Standard March 25, 2026 16:18 UTC