International Astronaut Will Be Invited on Future NASA Moon Landing

International Astronaut Will Be Invited on Future NASA Moon Landing
Artemis II crew members (L–R), Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, and Jeremy Hansen speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House on Dec. 14, 2023, after meeting with President Joe Biden. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An international astronaut will join U.S. astronauts on the moon by decade’s end under an agreement announced Wednesday by NASA and the White House.

The news came as Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting in Washington of the National Space Council, the third such gathering under the Biden administration.