Meet The Women Behind NASA’s Return to the Moon | The TODAY Show

Meet The Women Behind NASA’s Return to the Moon | The TODAY Show

NASA’s effort to bring Americans back to the moon is underway as they create a powerful new rocket for a history-making team that would include the first woman and first person of color. The Artemis Program aims to build a place to live and work on the moon where they can learn more about the moon and how to live on another surface outside of Earth. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports for TODAY.

NASA Women featured:

Sharon Cobb, Associate Program Manager, Space Launch System (MSFC)

Laura Poliah, Test Execution Lead, Orion Production Operations (KSC)

Stephanie Wilson, Astronaut, second African American woman in space (JSC)

Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Launch Director (KSC)

Learn more about NASA's Artemis program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

Women@NASA: https://women.nasa.gov

Credit: TODAY show on NBC

Duration: 5 minutes, 6 seconds

Release Date: February 2, 2022

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