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NASA Artemis 2 astronauts will fly around the moon with these avatars
When the Artemis II spaceship carries four astronauts around the moon , it will also bring four miniature proxies of the crew made from their own cells.
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When the Artemis II spaceship carries four astronauts around the moon , it will also bring four miniature proxies of the crew made from their own cells. Alongside crew commander Reid Wiseman , Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen will fly lab-grown tissue samples designed to mimic parts of the crew's bodies, particularly bone marrow, a key component of the immune system.
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