Ask An Astronaut

NASA recently announced the crew members for the upcoming Artemis II Mission – among them, the first woman and person of color to go to the moon. The initial mission objective is to land on the lunar surface in 2025. According to NASA, this trip will serve as the foundation for its next ambitious mission: send astronauts to Mars. We sit down with two former NASA astronauts and answer your questions. Want to support 1A?<a href="http://donate.npr.org/1A"> Give to your local public radio station</a> and subscribe to this podcast. You can also connect with us <a href="https://the1a.org/">on our website</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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