April 26, 2024

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission explained in photos

One example is “Commander Moonikin Campos,” called after Apollo 13 engineer Arturo Campos in a NASA contest. Campos will fly in the leaders seat and wear an Orion Crew Survival System spacesuit to see how well it works for Artemis astronauts. He also will have radiation sensors and instrumentation to tape velocity and vibration data.Two simulated female astronauts will take up other Orion seats, courtesy of research study from the German space company (DLR).

(Image credit: NASA through collectSPACE.com).