The agency unveiled details of the new Artemis III mission and the astronauts set to go on board.
"The Space Race" chronicles the quest to integrate NASA's space program in orbit -- in the midst of racial injustice back on Earth. It premieres Feb. 12 on NatGeo and the next day on Hulu and Disney+.
Over 4,000 people applied to the experiment called Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog but, only 4 were selected to see how humans would fare during extended space travel.
The team, set to go around the moon, will include the first woman and first person of color on a moon mission.
The Artemis I mission - a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions - came to an momentous end as NASA's Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday.
The helicopter, named Ingenuity, hitched a ride to the red planet with the Perseverance rover, arriving last month. It'll be the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
