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CTOnews.com, April 4, according to CCTV news, on April 3, local time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced a list of astronauts who will fly around the moon next year. The four astronauts on Artemis 2's first manned test mission were Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch from the United States, and Jeremy Hansen from Canada.

According to CTOnews.com, this is the first time that NASA has selected astronauts for a lunar mission since the time of Apollo. It is reported that Artemis 2 will be launched in November 2024, four astronauts will fly around the moon and will not land on the moon.

The Artemis 2 mission around the moon was carried out on the basis of the success of the flight test of Artemis 1, which was launched on November 16 last year. The unmanned Orion spacecraft successfully circled the moon and returned. This will be the first time that man has come close to the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

The Artemis Project (Artemis) aims to build a lasting lunar exploration base and prepare for future missions to Mars. Artemis plans to land the first woman and the first man of color on the moon and look for water at the moon's south pole, NASA said. NASA has also worked with other countries and commercial space companies to develop norms and agreements for space activities.

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