NASA names Artemis team of astronauts eligible for early moon missions

Five of the astronauts who will be part of the Artemis missions, from left, Jessica Meir, Joe Acaba, Anne McClain, Matthew Dominick and Jessica Watkins, are introduced by Vice President Mike Pence during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Five of the astronauts that will be part of the Artemis missions, from left, Jessica Meir, Joe Acaba, Anne McClain, Matthew Dominick, and Jessica Watkins are introduced by Vice President Mike Pence during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla. (

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Vice President Mike Pence, far left, introduces five of the astronauts that will be part of the Artemis missions, from left, Jessica Meir, Joe Acaba, Anne McClain, Matthew Dominick, and Jessica Watkins during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla.

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla.

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Vice President Mike Pence, below center, speaks during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla.

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla.

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