2 Coloradans could be headed to the moon with NASA
Two Coloradans are on the short list to travel to the moon. NASA Astronauts Matthew Dominick of Wheat Ridge and Jessica Watkins of Lafayette were among 18 astronauts named Wednesday to the Artemis Program, the next lunar mission. (Video by David Mullen & Skyler Ballard)
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Two Coloradans are on the short list to travel to the moon.
NASA Astronauts Matthew Dominick of Wheat Ridge and Jessica Watkins of Lafayette were among 18 astronauts named on Dec. 9 to the Artemis Program, the next lunar mission.
NASA plans to have the next man and first woman on the moon by 2024.
Colorado astronaut Matthew Dominick: Always curious, always exploring
Each Artemis Team astronaut brings diverse expertise and background to the task.
Dominick, a former Navy test pilot, has more than 1,600 hours flight time in 28 different aircraft; Watkins focused her Ph.D. research on large landslides on Mars and Earth.
Colorado astronaut Jessica Watkins: A dream unexpectedly comes true
Although their stories and paths to NASA are different, there is only one goal.
“Lets go to the moon,” Dominick said.