NASA is opening media accreditation for multi-day events to introduce its newest astronaut class and provide briefings for the Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. The activities will take place in September at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
On Monday, September 22, NASA will debut its 2025 class of astronaut candidates during a ceremony at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Following the ceremony, the candidates will be available for media interviews. The selected candidates will undergo nearly two years of training before they graduate as flight-eligible astronauts for agency missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and ultimately, Mars.
Next, NASA will host a series of media briefings on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23 and 24, to preview the upcoming Artemis II mission. The test flight, scheduled for no later than April 2026, will send astronauts on an approximately 10-day mission around the Moon. The mission is expected to confirm the systems and hardware needed for human deep space exploration.
The Artemis II events briefings will stream live on NASA’s YouTube channel and X account. Following the briefings, NASA will host an Artemis II media day at NASA Johnson on September 24, to showcase mission support facilities, trainers, and hardware for Artemis missions.
Media who wish to participate in person must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m., Wednesday, September 17, or submit requests by 5 p.m., Wednesday, September 10, for international media without U.S. citizenship. Confirmed media will receive additional details about participating in these events.
Participating in the Artemis II events will include:
* Monday, September 22: 2025 Astronaut Candidate Selection Ceremony
* Tuesday, September 23:
* 11 a.m.: Artemis II Mission Overview Briefing
* 1 p.m.: Artemis II Science and Technology Briefing
* Wednesday, September 24:
* 10 a.m.: Artemis II Crew News Conference
For more information on NASA’s human spaceflight efforts, visit https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space.
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-announce-new-astronaut-class-preview-artemis-ii-moon-mission