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By: Zachary Sessions 4/15/26
You have probably heard of the rocket that recently launched, but have you heard of the crew? This crew consists of Commander Reid Wiseman, the Pilot Victor Glover, the Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and the Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from Canada.
This crew launched on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. They have broken the record of the farthest humans have been from Earth in history. Uintah, a member of the Northrop Grumman group (The group that built the white boosters on the side of the rocket), says “Artemis is paving the way for the FIRST woman (Christina Koch) and first person of color (Victor Glover) to land on the Moon. She also states, “These astronauts are taking the equivalent of 43 cups of coffee with them.”
The Artemis || crew
Artemis || crew in space
Commander Reid Wiseman was born on November 11, 1975, in the town of Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were Judith Eileen Wiseman and William Joseph Wiseman III. When he was young, he wanted to be a Blue Angels pilot because he watched a show about them growing up. And now he is an astronaut. He was a 27-year Navy pilot who was chosen by NASA as an astronaut in 2009. He's already been to space; he spent 165 days aboard the International Space Station in 2014, doing two spacewalks and over 300 scientific experiments with his crewmates. Uninta Sores also says, “This is the first time humans are heading back toward the Moon in over 50 years.”
Victor Glover was born on April 30, 1976, in the town of Pomona, California. His parents were Victor Glover Sr. and Cynthia Maxwell. When he was young, he wanted to be a police officer or race car driver and ended up being an astronaut. In the Artemis 2 mission, Victor Glover became the first black person to go past “low Earth orbit” and orbit the Moon.
Jeremy Hansen was born on January 27, 1976, in the town of London, Ontario. His parents were Gary Hansen and Nancy Good. When he was young, he wanted to be an astronaut after seeing a photo of Neil Armstrong on the moon. Jeremy is the only Canadian astronaut who was on board Orion. (The capsule they were in.) He is married and has three children. He likes racing, rock climbing, and mountain biking.
Christina Koch was born on January 29, 1979, in the town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her parents were Barbara Johnsen and Ronald Hammock. When she was young, she wanted to be an astronaut. She is an engineer who became an astronaut in 2013. Her experience before the Artemis 2 flight was working on the International Space Station for almost all of 2019. For this mission, she flew on the Russian Soyuz rocket and trained extensively in Russia. She has the record of the farthest woman away from Earth, and is going to be the first woman to land on the moon.
Artemis || was successful
In conclusion, the Artemis 2 crew, Commander Reid Wiseman, the Pilot Victor Glover, the Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and the Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen have had a great flight. They should have more great flights to come. And hopefully go to the moon and prepare others for Mars!
Sources:
Nasa
Uninta Sores
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