ESA Names Astronaut Candidates For Future Artemis Missions

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ESA Hopeful Moonwalkers

On Wednesday, September 21st (2022), the European Space Agency announced that they had selected a team of seven astronauts to train for NASA’s Artemis missions to the moon – but only one of them will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the Moon’s surface.

The candidates are:

  • France’s Thomas Pesquet
  • Britain’s Tim Peake
  • Germany’s Alexander
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NASA to Provide Media Update on Wednesday’s Artemis I Demonstration Test

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SLS Orion

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, to discuss the cryogenic demonstration test conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 21, ahead of the next Artemis I launch attempt (on Sept. 27th).

Audio of the call will livestream on the agency’s website here:

After encountering a hydrogen leak early in the loading process during the …

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