News about Anne McClain

Today, three Americans and a Canadian will fly around our lunar satellite as part of the Artemis II mission, scheduled for 2024. Many have speculated about who may be aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, with at least one female explorer named as one of them. Here's what you need to hear about today's announcement, including how to watch live and who the most likely candidates are.

On Monday, three Americans and a Canadian will be revealed to the world as part of the Artemis II mission, which is set for 2024. The crew, who is expected to fly in 18 months, will have begun preparations for the mission, but their identities have remained a mystery until NASA's press conference. Many people have been speculated about who will be aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft in two years' time, with at least one female explorer likely to be among them. Anne McClain (main), Christina Koch (bottom right), Jessica Meir (inset middle), Randy Bresnik (inset bottom right), and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen (bottom middle, right).

On April 3, three Americans and a Canadian will be announced to the world as the first humans to fly to our lunar satellite since 1972, which will take place in 18 months' time. The crew has already begun to prepare for the mission, but their identities have remained shady until NASA's announcement. Reid Wiseman (top left), a 47-year-old test pilot who resigned as the head of the astronaut office in November last year, has been speculated to be one of them. Randy Bresnik (bottom right), Victor Glover (top, second from left), and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen (third from left) are among the other candidates mentioned. Christina Koch (top right), Anne McClain (bottom left), Jessica Meir (bottom, second from the left), and Stephanie Wilson (bottom, third from the left) are also expected to be a female astronaut among the crew members, as shown below.

NASA is just hours away from launching the world's most robust rocket. Between 08:33 and 10:33 BST), a lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will take place. If all goes as expected, another flight will launch in 2024, this time with astronauts on board, before human boots graced the lunar surface a year later as part of the US space agency's ambitious $93 billion (£63 billion) Artemis program. On Artemis III, the first woman and the first person of color will walk on the moon, perhaps as early as 2025. MailOnline has everything you need to hear about the forthcoming Artemis I mission, as well as how to track the flight live.