only a at old navyvy. >>> we are back. 7:42 with our new series, the new space race. >> nasa introduced in 50 years. >> tom joins us from houston tom, good morning. this could be a group of household names. we know neil armstrong and all that we could do that again. >> reporter: i think you are right. space enthusiasts already know all these names very well. and canada is proud to call jeremy hansen one of their own if it all goes as planned, these four will lift off for lunar orbit late next year with most of the astronaut core on stage, a mega-nasa production to celebrate an upcoming return to the moon. >> ladies and gentlemen, your artemis 2 crew >> reporter: and the first astronauts who will head there a navy fighter pilot previous chief astronaut mission pilot victor glover, also a navy fighter pilot with 3,000 hours in 40 aircraft kristina cook, an electrical engineer who set a record for a woman on the space station. 328 days. >> am i excited? absolutely. >> reporter: and colonel jeremy hanson, a canadian fighter pilot and a national hero. >> we are going back to the moon >> repo