Artemis I Orion Moon Mission: Commander Moonikin Campos | NASA Kennedy

Artemis I Orion Moon Mission: Commander Moonikin Campos | NASA Kennedy

Joe Leblanc, Orion payload and cargo manager with Lockheed Martin, secures Commander Moonikin Campos, a sensored stand-in for humans from NASA's Artemis I mission, inside its transport crate in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 10, 2023, for its trip back to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. 

Moonikin Campos was secured inside the Orion spacecraft for the mission beyond the Moon and back to Earth. Artemis I Orion launched atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Kennedyâs Launch Complex 39B on Nov. 16, 2022, at 1:47 a.m. EST for a 25-day trip beyond the Moon and back. During the flight, Orion flew farther than any human-rated spacecraft has ever flown, paving the way for human deep space exploration and demonstrating NASA's commitment and capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. 

The primary goal of Artemis I was to thoroughly test the SLS and Orion spacecraftâs integrated systems before crewed missions. Under Artemis, NASA aims to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and establish sustainable lunar exploration. 

Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC)/Cory Huston

Image Date: Jan. 10, 2023

Release Date: Jan. 19, 2023

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