First humans to the Moon's vicinity since 1972
Gene Cernan was the last human to stand on the Moon. He said: "We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return." Tonight, we return.
U.S. Navy captain and veteran astronaut who spent 165 days aboard the ISS in 2014. Now leads the most important crewed mission since Apollo. He has trained this crew for this moment.
Navy test pilot and ISS veteran. His mission today carries the weight of history — a threshold that has never been crossed. The universe doesn't see color. Tonight, neither do we. He goes for everyone.
Holder of the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman (328 days). Electrical engineer, Antarctic researcher, astronaut. Tonight she becomes the first woman in human history to leave Earth's gravitational neighborhood.
Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and fighter pilot. The first Canadian — and first non-American — to venture to the Moon's vicinity. Canada's place in history is secured. The border doesn't extend this far.
"The vehicle is ready. The system is ready. The crew is ready."