04/04/2026
The Artemis II mission features a four-astronaut crew tasked with a 10-day lunar flyby,
scheduled for no earlier than March 2026.
The includes Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, chosen for their extensive experience in engineering, piloting, and prior spaceflight.
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1) Wiseman (Commander):
A1 : 27-year US Navy veteran, test pilot.
B1 : Bachelor’s in computer and systems engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Master’s in systems engineering (Johns Hopkins University), certificate in space systems (Naval Postgraduate School).
C1 : Selected 2009; 167 days in space
2 Glover (Pilot):
A2 : US Navy test pilot, first Black person to travel to deep space.
B2 : Bachelor’s in engineering (California Polytechnic State University), three Master’s degrees in engineering (Air University and Naval Postgraduate School).
C2 : Selected 2013; 6 months in space
3 Koch (Mission Specialist):( )
A3 : Electrical engineer, expert in scientific programs for NASA/NOAA, firefighter.
B3 : Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering & Physics, Master’s in Electrical Engineering (North Carolina State University).
C3 : Selected 2013; record holder for longest single space flight by a woman.
4 Hansen (Mission Specialist):
A4 : Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces, former fighter pilot.
B4 : Bachelor’s in space science (Royal Military College of Canada), Master’s in physics (University of Toronto).
C4 : Selected 2009 (Canadian Space Agency); this is his first space flight.