NASA will announce its new astronaut class subsequent month, and you’ll watch the disclosing reside.
The 2025 class of NASA astronaut candidates shall be introduced Sept. 22 throughout a livestreamed occasion at NASA’s Johnson Area Heart in Houston that begins at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT; 11:30 a.m. native time in Houston).
You possibly can catch protection of the occasion on NASA+, Netflix, Amazon Prime, NASA’s YouTube channel, and the company’s X account. Area.com may even simulcast the occasion, if NASA makes its stream accessible.
The selectees had been narrowed down from a subject of 8,000 candidates. The brand new astronaut candidates will subsequent endure roughly two years of coaching at NASA earlier than being licensed as full astronauts, eligible for future missions.
NASA additionally plans to host a number of media briefings on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24 to debate the Artemis 2 mission that will send four astronauts around the moon no earlier than April 2026. These events will stream live on NASA’s YouTube channel and X account (as well as at Space.com, if attainable).
On board Artemis 2 shall be NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot) and Christina Koch (mission specialist), and Canadian Area Company astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. Glover would be the first Black astronaut ever to fly a moon mission, whereas Koch would be the first lady and Hansen the primary non-American.
Listed below are the scheduled briefings for Artemis 2:
Tuesday, Sept. 23:
11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. native time, 1500 GMT): Mission overview briefing with the next contributors
- Lakiesha Hawkins, performing deputy affiliate administrator, Exploration Methods Growth Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, NASA’s Kennedy Area Heart in Florida
- Judd Frieling, lead Artemis 2 ascent flight director, NASA Johnson
- Jeff Radigan, lead Artemis 2 flight director, NASA Johnson
- Rick Henfling, lead Artemis 2 entry flight director, NASA Johnson
- Daniel Florez, take a look at director, Exploration Floor Methods, NASA Kennedy
1 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. native time, 1700 GMT): Artemis 2 science and know-how briefing with the next contributors:
- Matt Ramsey, Artemis 2 mission supervisor, NASA Headquarters
- Debbie Korth, deputy Orion Program supervisor, NASA Johnson
- Jacob Bleacher, supervisor, Science, Expertise Utilization, and Integration, Exploration Methods Growth Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Mark Clampin, performing deputy affiliate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Wednesday, Sept. 24
10 a.m. EDT (12 p.m. native time, 1400 GMT): Artemis 2 crew information convention that includes:
- Reid Wiseman, commander
- Victor Glover, pilot
- Christina Koch, mission specialist
- Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist
