Who could it be now: candidates for first woman, next man on moon


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Five of the astronauts that will be part of the Atremis missions, from left, Jessica Meir, Joe Acaba, Anne McClain, Matthew Dominick, and Jessica Watkins at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral , Florida in the US. Photo: AP

NASA has named the 18 astronauts - half of them women - who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme.

The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this elite group.

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