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The Artemis 2 is to be crewed by four astronauts, three of whom are expected to be the first woman, first non-white and first non-American to travel beyond [[low Earth orbit]]. The non-American is to be a [[Canadian Space Agency|CSA]] astronaut under the terms of a 2020 treaty between the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Connolly|first1=Amanda|title=A Canadian astronaut will be on NASA's Artemis deep space lunar orbit as well the first non American to leave earth orbit |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7525408/nasa-artemis-program-canadian-astronaut-moon/|access-date=December 16, 2020|publisher= [[Global News]] |date=December 16, 2020}}</ref> Later missions are expected to have international crews, including astronauts representing European and Asian nations.

NASA Administrator [[Bill Nelson]], in his "State of NASA" speech reacting to President [[Joe Biden]]'s FY2024 budget proposal, announced that the crew would be revealed on April 3, 2023.<ref name="Nelson announcement 2023">{{cite web | last=Foust | first=Jeff | title=White House proposes $27.2 billion for NASA in 2024 | website=SpaceNews | date=March 9, 2023 | url=https://spacenews.com/white-house-proposes-27-2-billion-for-nasa-in-2024/ | access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref> The announcement occurred at a special event at a NASA facility at [[Ellington Field]] outside [[Houston]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearlman |first=Robert Z. |date=2023-04-03 |title=NASA Announces the Astronaut Crew for Artemis II Lunar Flyby |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-announces-the-astronaut-crew-for-artemis-ii-lunar-flyby/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Scientific American |language=en}}</ref>