# @af_academy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CIq0TBcjHwT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8229716-af-academy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/52feb4d285.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-12-11T19:21:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

## Caption

Congratulations to Kjell Lindgren, Class of 1995, and Raja Chari, Class of 1999, on their selection to NASA's Artemis Team.  
 
From the NASA release: 
 
NASA has selected 18 astronauts from its corps to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next astronaut missions on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program. 
 
Vice President Mike Pence introduced the members of the Artemis Team Wednesday during the eighth National Space Council meeting at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 
 
“I give you the heroes who will carry us to the Moon and beyond – the Artemis Generation,” said Vice President Mike Pence. “It is amazing to think that the next man and first woman on the Moon are among the names that we just read. The Artemis Team astronauts are the future of American space exploration – and that future is bright." @nasaartemis @nasa

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | @af_academy | https://gondola.cc/af_academy | University |
| Benjamin W. Stratton | @bwstratt | https://gondola.cc/bwstratt | Senior Social Media Strategist |

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