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Colorado Astronauts Leading The Return To The Moon And Beyond

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JESSICA WATKINS, LEFT and MATHEW DOMINICK, RIGHT
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NASA Astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, of Lafayette and Matthew Dominick of Wheat Ridge.

Two astronauts from Colorado will help launch the next missions to the Moon, missions that include sending the first WOMAN to walk on the Moon by 2024. Matthew Dominick from Wheat Ridge and Jessica Watkins from Lafayette are part of the newly announced Artemis team. Ryan spoke with them in January when they graduated as NASA's newest class of astronauts.