
NASA is sending its first Black and first female astronauts to the moon
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NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to the moon in over 50 years.
NASA is preparing to launch a mission to the moon — and it's making history for more reasons than one.
The space agency's Artemis II launch marks the U.S.'s first journey back to the moon in more than 50 years. It will also carry the first Black astronaut and the first female astronaut to travel to the moon, though the mission will be a flyby without a touchdown on the surface.
The launch, originally scheduled for early February and now delayed, will carry four astronauts around the moon and back, including Victor Glover and Christina Koch, the first Black and first female astronauts, respectively, to make the flight.













