The next astronauts to land on the moon discussed space policy with US President Joe Biden and US Vice President Kamala Harris, according to various posts on Tuesday (December 19).
new details about December 14 White House meeting for four artemis 2 Astronaut scheduled to fly around the worldmoon The announcement of the 2024 mission comes ahead of the next National Space Council meeting later today (December 20).
During the meeting with Biden, the crew “thanked him for his leadership and discussed their upcoming flight tests,” according to one person. Press release from NASA, as well as newly released photos of the president with four astronauts. (A NASA account on X(Original Twitter) said last week that the crew also discussed “their mission training and science plans.” )
Biden’s X statement Tuesday said it was an honor to have the staff in the Oval Office. “it’s here Earth, our children will learn the names of these pioneers,” the post read. “Generation Artemis will lead us into the future we want to build for the benefit of all.”
related: Artemis 2 astronauts meet with President Biden to discuss America’s next trip to the moon
Artemis 2 includes four astronauts: NASA Commander Reed WisemanNASA pilot Victor Glover (Who will be the first person of color to leave low earth orbit), NASA mission specialist Christina Koch (the first woman) and Canadian Space Agency mission expert Jeremy Hanson (The first non-American).
The launch of Artemis 2 was fully funded, and most of its hardware systems were tested on an unmanned lunar probe called “Artemis 2”. Artemis 1 2022.future artemis project The mission is still under negotiation. NASA said it hopes to artemis 3 A lunar landing in 2025 or 2026, pending key projects such as Space Exploration Technologies Corporation starship Landing system and privately made space suit. (The agency’s Government Accountability Office Recent recommendations 2027 Probably more realistic. )
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The Biden administration requested $27.2 billion for NASA in the White House’s 2024 budget request in March, a 7% increase over 2023; the budget remains under review. The agency is currently developing a continuing decision on spending levels for 2023, which runs through February. (NASA’s share of the U.S. government’s projected $6.8 trillion budget is tiny by comparison, however.)
Office of National Aeronautics and Space Council Chairman Harris, Posted video clip on X The vice president met with the crew on Wednesday.
“We have been fortunate to travel around the world these past few months and thank those who have been working on the rocket, working on this project,” Wiseman told the vice president. “This leadership has done a great job in continuing the legacy of exploration. Excellent,” he added.
“Hopefully our moonshot will inspire other moonshots,” Koch told the vice president. Koch added: “Whatever challenges our world faces, we want to show that when you come together, especially internationally, you really can take on these challenges.”
As Koch noted, Artemis is a NASA-led Artemis AccordsU.S. peace policy space The exploration scope now covers 33 countries. Some of these partners, including Canada, are providing hardware for lunar missions in exchange for seats.
“Everything you do is the best that we can do as a country,” Harris told the Astros. Her X account added that the Astros’ “leadership and ingenuity” were putting America “at a distance” Returning to the moon is one step closer.”
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