NASA to land 1st person of color on the moon with Artemis program - Space.com

NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program, NASA's Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed today (April 9). .

Jurczyk responded to the news in a NASA statement and additionally revealed that the agency will be landing the first person of color on the moon with the Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface. .

This funding request "keeps NASA on the path to landing the first woman and the first person of color on the moon under the Artemis program.

The statement marks the first time that the agency has specified it will land a person of color on the moon;, previous comments about Artemis have only referred to landing the "next man and the first woman" on the moon. .

Related: NASA unveils plan for Artemis 'base camp' on the moon beyond 2024.

It also gives us the necessary resources to continue advancing America's bipartisan moon to Mars space exploration plan, including landing the first woman and first person of color on the moon under the Artemis program.

The statement from NASA goes on to include details about the discretionary funding request, including the fact that it supports STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) engagement and "strengthens NASA's ability to better understand Earth and how it works as an integrated system, from our oceans to our atmosphere, how it all impacts our daily lives, and how it all is impacted by climate change," the statement reads. .

Following this funding request, we will learn more about the administration's overall goals with regard to space, science and NASA programs.