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NASA Announced Plans For First Female Astronaut On Moon

One lucky female astronaut will have the opportunty to walk on the moon. NASA plans to send a woman and man to the moon by 2024. This will be the…

376713 17: (FILE PHOTO) Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, stands near a scientific experiment on the lunar surface. Man’s first landing on the Moon occurred July 20, 1969 as Lunar Module “Eagle” touched down gently on the Sea of Tranquility on the east side of the Moon. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)

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One lucky female astronaut will have the opportunty to walk on the moon. NASA plans to send a woman and man to the moon by 2024.

This will be the first human landing on the moon in more than 50 years.

There have been only 12 humans, all men, that have ever walked on the moon.