NASA and CSA to assign astronauts for Artemis II

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will announce the four astronauts who will venture to the Moon's surroundings. The announcement will be made during an event to be held at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT) on Monday, April 3, at NASA's Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston.

Artemis II is the first crewed flight test in the Agency's plan to establish a long-term scientific and human presence on the lunar surface.

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will announce the four astronauts who will venture to the Moon's surroundings. The announcement will be made during an event to be held at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT) on Monday, April 3, at NASA's Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston. The astronauts will travel aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight test in the agency's plan to establish both a long-term scientific and human presence on the lunar surface.

The event will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the  agency's website.

Media are invited to attend the event and talk to astronauts about their assignments. Other experts working on Artemis missions, including Spanish speakers, will also be available. On Tuesday, April 4, there will be more opportunities to remotely interview crew and other experts.

International media wishing to attend should contact NASA by 5 p.m. CDT on Friday, March 17. U.S. media should contact NASA by 5 p.m. CDT on Monday, March 27. Media can RSVP to the Johnson Center Newsroom by calling +1 281-483-5111 or emailing: jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov.

Artemis II is the first crewed mission aboard NASA's critical infrastructure for deep space exploration with humans: the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the Orion spacecraft and the ground systems needed for its launch. The mission, which lasts approximately 10 days, will test the life support systems of the Orion spacecraft to demonstrate the capabilities and techniques necessary to live and work in deep space in a way that only humans can.

The crew will include three NASA astronauts and one CSA astronaut, highlighting the agency's strong international partnerships and global alliance exploring deep space for the benefit of humanity under Artemis. Artemis II builds on the successful Artemis I flight test, which launched an uncrewed Orion spacecraft, mounted on the SLS rocket, on a journey of about 2.25 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) beyond the Moon to test the systems before astronauts fly aboard the systems on a mission to the Moon.

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