Artemis II, Moon and Mission Control
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An astronaut aboard Artemis II broke the silence of space with a dramatic message to Earth after reestablishing contact with NASA Mission Control. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen departed from Earth to the Moon on Wednesday (April 1) and are set to return on April 10.
On this historic day, CW39 was granted rare access to the White Flight Control Room inside NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for a behind-the-scenes look at Mission Control.
In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.
The Artemis II crew made history by photographing the moon's unseen far side, with significant contributions from NASA's Goddard Center in Maryland.
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Tyler Kaluza is living out a childhood dream as a propulsion flight controller at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Over seven hours, the astronauts took thousands of photos that will help inform scientists’ understanding of the moon. The first ones have now been released.