Meet NASA’s Artemis II Crew During Houston Public Event
The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission will participate in an event hosted by industry and community partners at the University of Houston to discuss their mission around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft. It will be the first event in Houston for the public following their lunar mission earlier this year and marks […]
NASA's Artemis II crew, comprising Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, recently attended a public event in Houston to share their experiences from the mission. The crew, along with the National Aeronautic Association, celebrated the record-breaking feat of traveling 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing the Apollo 13 mission's farthest distance achieved in 1970.
The event, hosted by industry and community partners at the University of Houston's Fertitta Center, provided a platform for the astronauts to discuss their experiences and goals for future lunar missions. The Artemis II mission, launched on April 1, marked the first time astronauts traveled on NASA's SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, and the crew returned safely to Earth on April 10.
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