Celebrating the Success of Artemis I: A Japanese Good Luck Token | NASA Kennedy
Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson (left) and Associate Administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate Kathryn Lueders finish coloring in the other eye of the Japanese Daruma doll
Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson and Associate Administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate Kathryn Lueders finish coloring in the other eye of the Japanese Daruma doll to highlight the successful Artemis I mission on Dec. 20, 2022, in Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) gave a Daruma doll to both Lueders and Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Jim Free, as a token of good luck prior to the Artemis I launch. Free filled in his eye on Dec. 11, 2022, with Artemis I Ascent and Entry Flight Director Judd Frieling in Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Credit: NASA/Cory Huston
Image Date: Dec. 20, 2022
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