THE first woman to walk on the moon will almost certainly come from a shortlist of current female astronauts. The US space agency revealed plans to return to the moon by 2024 on the Artemis mission that it is estimated will cost up to $30 billion. NASA also said the spacecraft will almost certainly have a woman on board, who will become the first female to walk on the moon. And she will almost certainly be picked from NASA’s current roster of 12 female astronauts. One of the likely candidates is Anne McClain, a former helicopter pilot in the army, who is set to go to the International Space Station (ISS) this month.
Another favorite for the job is engineer Christina Koch, who is currently at the ISS and will soon hold the record for the longest time a woman has spent in space at 11 months. Another favorite for the job is engineer Christina Koch, who is currently at the ISS and will soon hold the record for the longest time a woman has spent in space at 11 months. In 2016, all four women said they were ready and willing to go on a mission to Mars, so look likely to be prepared to go to the moon. In 2024, she will be 58 although considering the oldest person to go to space was 77 years old, this is unlikely to rule her out.
The full list of female astronauts is: Stephanie D. Wilson, Jessica U. Meir, Christina H. Koch and Kathleen Rubins, Sunita L. Williams, K. Megan McArthur, Shannon Walker and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Jeanette J. Epps, Anne C. McClain, Nicole Aunapu Mann and Serena M. Aunon-Chancellor.
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