Leroy Chiao - NASA Astronaut

Commander Leroy Chiao Former NASA Astronaut on Imminent Launch of Lunar Lander Mission IM-2 Athena to Establish First Cellular Network on Moon & Bring America Closer to Claiming its Share of Moon’s South Pole Region  NTUITIVE MACHINES’ LUNAR LANDER MISSION IM-2 ATHENA: Just as America got discovered in 1492, the U.S. now amps up its attempts to lay claim to the moon’s south pole region while countries like China and Russia look to do the same. It’s a very real battle for the new frontier. Could this battle lead to World War Three? The U.S. aims to establish the first cellular network on the moon, as ‘Intuitive Machines’ launches the second lunar mission lander, Athena, in early 2025. Intuitive Machines is a NASA-funded company engaging in communications testing with Nokia and building the infrastructure for humans to hopefully one day live on the moon. COMMANDER LEROY CHIAO: *Former NASA astronaut & International Space Station commander. *Works in business, consulting, & space education. *Co-founder/CEO of OneOrbit, a training & education company. *Left NASA in 2005 following a fifteen-year career with the agency. *A veteran of four space missions. Most recently served as Commander and NASA Science Officer of Expedition 10 aboard the International Space Station. *Has logged over 229 days in space - over 36 hours of which were spent in Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA, or spacewalks). *Holds academic appointments at Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine. *Served on the White House appointed Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee in 2009 & served on a NASA Adv. Council Cmte (2009-2020). *Also speaks Mandarin, Chinese, & Russian