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Artemis II—The first Canadian to fly around the Moon

Mission:
First crewed test flight of the Artemis program. Contributing to create a long-lasting presence on the Moon and creating a pathway to a human presence on Mars.

A successful mission would make Canada the second country in the world to send a human into lunar orbit.

Mission duration:
Roughly 10 days

Astronauts:

Reid Wiseman, Commander. (NASA)

Jeremy Hansen, Mission specialist. (CSA)

Victor Glover, Pilot. (NASA)

Christina Hammock Koch, Mission specialist. (NASA)

Backup:

Jenni Gibbons, Mission specialist. (CSA)

Rocket:

Space Launch System (SLS), Block 1

Spacecraft:

Orion