'I think that records and firsts are notable and they need to happen and we need to celebrate them. But I think seconds and thirds are much more important.'
Koch, who previously set a record for the, will be the first Space Camp alumna to fly to the moon. She attended the week-long experience hosted by the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama every summer from 1992 to 1996.
Wiseman, Glover and Koch have logged more time in space on each of their flights to the International Space Station than any of the prior moon voyagers logged over the course of their entire careers. Hansen will be the 13th astronaut to fly to the moon on his first spaceflight.'s 2020 Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station, will be the first astronaut to have first launched on a commercial spacecraft before flying to the moon aboard a government vehicle .
The Artemis 2 astronauts only learned they were going to the moon within the last couple of weeks, and they do not begin training together until June, so they have not had much time to get together and reflect on what records they will be setting. But when asked on Monday, at least one crew member said that he considered something else to be more important than being first.
More important than being first is what comes next, says Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover. Glover is joined by his crewmates, mission specialist Christina Koch, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.