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Hi, I'm Serena Aunon-Chancellor. I'm a
NASA astronaut and this is #AskNASA.

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And I'm ready for your questions.

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All right,
so first question:. What is Artemis or

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What is the Artemis program?

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so the Artemis program is our lunar exploration program.

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We will get to the South Pole of
the Moon by 2024,  landing the first

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American woman and the next man.

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Why are we doing this? Well, in order for us to

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head towards Mars we need a special
place where we can practice, essentially

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develop robust engineering technologies,
figure out how well the human does with

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long-duration spaceflight, learn how to
build habitats.  And we do all of this on

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the Moon. Essentially we practice we have, it's an engineering battleground so we

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can go to Mars.

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What do you think it'll
be like to go on an Artemis flight?

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Well, let me tell you this would actually be
really cool to go on an Artemis fight,

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because we'd be heading to the Moon. Now, what vehicle will we be traveling in?

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Well, it's actually the Orion vehicle
right here and some of you may recognize this.

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This is similar to the old Apollo
capsules but it is bigger it is better.

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I've actually climbed inside the
mock-ups, seen the systems,  very modern

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systems. This is what will be taking us
back to the moon --  the first American woman on the moon.

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Serena, did you always want to be an astronaut?

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I did, probably since I was eight years old.

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My Dad finally asked me one day, "do you want to be an astronaut?" and I said, "yes."

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What one personal item did you take to space?

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Oh, I took multiple personal items it wasn't just one.

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Funny enough , I took a
back scratcher because you need a back

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scratcher wherever you go

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What food
would you take to the Moon?

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Oh easy, cheeseburger french fries every time

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YUM

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If you were in a dance-off with an alien what song would you pick?

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That's easy,  it'd be Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.

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We played this song on the
launch pad.

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What do you miss the most about Earth when you're in space?

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I missed feeling the Earth, so I missed the wind.

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I missed the rain, I missed the smell of the Earth,

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the smell of the grass.  These are the
things you just can't imitate on station.

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Is it scary being in space?

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It's not scary being in space.

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I mean it's,  it's your home and

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it's a size of a five bedroom house it's absolutely huge and

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your friends are up there with you so
what's better than that.

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Do you know how cool you are, because we think you're amazing?

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You know, as my husband says, I still take
out the trash like everyone else.

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So, you're a doctor, can you fix this man?

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Ah well, I'm an internist not a surgeon but I will try.

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Ooh, i've got to do this carefully, I don't want to set off ...

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Yes  ...  yes.

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Nope, I ... no, that's it