93K views · 1.9K reactions | Being an Artemis II astronaut sometimes means waking up in the dead of night and practicing launching a mission around the Moon with the mission control teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Never a dull day. | NASA Artemis | Facebook

13K views · 216 reactions | NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will announce the four astronauts who will venture around the moon on Artemis II on Monday. CBC's Bob McDonald talks about the new mission to the moon and which Canadian astronaut is likely to be chosen. | CBC News | Facebook

A UTEP professor is part of the Artemis III team, as NASA plans to land two astronauts on the South Pole of the moon for the first time in history in 2027. Dr. Jose Hurtado is producing geologic maps of this portion of the moon, a critical step in answering questions about the moon’s origin, water resources, and how the surface of planets evolve over time. MORE: https://www.ktsm.com/news/utep-professor-on-his-involvement-in-nasas-artemis-mission/ | KTSM 9 News