NASA starts training the crew of `` Artemis 2 '' heading to the moon with astronauts for the first time in 51 years
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It turns out that the crew training course for the manned spacecraft ``
For the first time in 51 years, NASA is training astronauts to fly to the Moon | Ars Technica
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The members of 'Artemis 2' were selected by NASA's Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Jeremy Hansen. Mr. Wiseman is the commander, Mr. Glover is the pilot, and Mr. Koch and Mr. Hansen are the mission specialists. All of them were born after Apollo 16, which landed on the moon in 1972, and will be the first to include women and people of color as crew members on a spacecraft aiming for the moon.
Mr. Cook (left), Mr. Glover (back), Mr. Wiseman (front), Mr. Hansen (right)
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The four were selected as crew members in April 2023 and have been conducting public relations activities such as interviews, visiting the Capitol, and meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada.
by NASA Johnson
Over the next 18 months, you'll acquire the knowledge you'll need on Artemis 2 and the ability to troubleshoot the anomalies and glitches you'll encounter in space.
The training will start on June 21, 2023. According to Chief Trainer Jackie Mahati, it started with a lecture on lunar orbital mechanics.
As the astronauts' training progresses, the Houston mission control center will also participate in simulations with the crew.
In addition, 'Artemis 2' is a manned lunar orbiting mission of about 10 days returning to the earth via the back side of the moon, and the landing on the moon is scheduled to be performed in the following 'Artemis 3' mission. . It is undecided when the mission of 'Artemis 3' will be implemented.
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