Maine’s Jessica Meir could make history yet again, as one of the first women to land on the moon.
The Caribou native has been named to the initial team of NASA astronauts to pave the way for human missions to the moon under the Artemis program.
The Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.
Join us as @NASAArtemis we @nasa prepare to return to the Moon! https://t.co/5RqiWqmSRb
— Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) December 9, 2020
An astronaut from Maine could become the first woman to set foot on the moon. https://t.co/tkVE5Zri2y
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) December 10, 2020
It is part of the human spirit to explore.
Today, we’d like to introduce you to our @NASAArtemis team — the initial team of @NASA_Astronauts who will help pave the way for our next human missions on and around the Moon: https://t.co/AiXfUyP6zl pic.twitter.com/LMJ0nNlE2N
— Moonbound with #Artemis (@NASA) December 9, 2020
Festival speaker @Astro_Jessica was just announced as a part of the @NASAArtemis team! https://t.co/psZ6z2033H
— USASEF (@USAScienceFest) December 9, 2020
Festival speaker @Astro_Jessica was just announced as a part of the @NASAArtemis team! https://t.co/psZ6z2033H
— USASEF (@USAScienceFest) December 9, 2020
