Artemis II mission gets astronaut backup from Canada

AI Briefing

• – NASA selects Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to serve as backup for Artemis II mission.
• – Saint-Jacques will join NASA astronaut Victor Glover in the lunar-orbiting spacecraft on the uncrewed test flight.
• – The Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch in November 2023 and marks a major step towards returning humans to the Moon by 2025.