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Tuesday, April 04, 2023

NASA's Artemis II Moon Crew: First Live TV Interview | ABC News

NASA's Artemis II Moon Crew: First Live TV Interview | ABC News

ABC News' Gio Benitez sat down with the first astronauts set to orbit the moon in more than 50 years. Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch and Reid Wiseman of NASA and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency make up the Artemis II team that will fly around the moon. Koch will be the first woman and Glover will be the first person of color who will eventually go on to step foot on the lunar surface.

They spoke with ABC News' Gio Benitez on "ABC News Live" Monday afternoon about their upcoming mission as well as their excitement.

"I think the thing that's most going through our minds right now is the team," said Wiseman, who will be the commander of the flight. "This is a huge effort for NASA for the United States of America, for Canada, for the whole world. And it's great to have this tiny step completed today. And we are really pumped to take on this challenge."

Koch made history with fellow astronaut Jessica Mer in October 2019 when they performed the first all-female spacewalk together. 

Koch was also selected as an astronaut in 2013 and has completed six spacewalks. She currently holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman at 328 days.

"The thing about records is that it's not about any one individual's success or contribution even," she said. "It's about the fact that it marks a milestone of where we're at and where we're choosing to go."

Read full ABC article here: https://abcn.ws/411FxxP


Credit: ABC News

Duration: 11 minutes

Release Date: April 3, 2023


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