In just days, a group of astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — is slated to fly roughly 5,000 miles past the far side of the moon, the farthest humans have ever traveled in space.

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are the chosen ones for the first manned lunar mission since 1972

NASA's Artemis II astronauts — three space station veterans and a Canadian rookie — stand out even in an astronaut corps full of super achievers.

The Artemis II crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Hammock Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts reveal how teamwork, family support, technical training, and lunar science preparation help them get ready for a 10-day mission around the Moon.

This is how astronauts trained for NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will send humans back to the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Training for the Artemis II flight took place at the Johnson Space Center in Texas, and began soon after the crew was named in 2023.

This will be Jeremy Hansen’s first trip to space — and he gets to aim straight for the moon. One of two mission specialists on Artemis II, Mr. Hansen will also make history as the first Canadian to circle around the moon.