The Curiosity Squad Episode 26 – The Artemis II mission.

As Artemis II sits on the launch pad, we revisit the show we recorded earlier this year to learn about all the local contributions to this historic space mission. The launch window opens on the evening of April 1 and there are launch opportunities through April 6th.

Contributors (in order of appearance)

Rae Ann Meyer, Acting Director, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

Hansel Gill, Director, Michoud Assembly Facility

Sharon Cobb, NASA SLS (Space Launch System) Associate Program Manager

Dave Reynolds, NASA SLS (Space Launch System) Booster Manager

Dan Mitchell, NASA SLS (Space Launch System) Integrated Avionics and Software Engineer 

David Hitt, Payload Integration Manager, Amentum (for SLS at NASA Marshall)

Kent Chojnacki, Deputy Manager, NASA’s Human Landing System Program

Michael Lyle, Artemis II Lead Payload Operations Director, Marshall Space Flight Center

Harish Chandranath, Payload and Mission Operations Division, Human Landing System Project Lead

Audio from NASA featuring the Artemis 2 astronauts – Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch from NASA; and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. Also audio from Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis I launch director.

Many thanks to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center team for providing access to their expertise and to WAFF48 anchor and space gal extraordinaire, Liz Hurley, for allowing me to piggyback on her explorations.