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Date: 04-03-2023
Location: Ellington Field - Hangar 135
Subject: Artemis II Crew Announcement at Ellington Field
Photographer: James Blair

jsc2023e018442 (April 3, 2023) -- The Artemis II crew is seen on stage with NASA and Canadian leadership after being announced during a Monday, April 3, 2023, news conference at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew is comprised of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. The four astronauts will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. From left: NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, NASA Chief Astronaut Joe Acaba, CSA Astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, The Honorable François-Philippe Champagne, the minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency, NASA Astronaut Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Flight Operations Director Norm Knight, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Astronaut Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Astronaut Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch, NASA Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.