.NASA_Orion is back, and with it are our test manikins: Commander Moonikin Campos, Helga, and Zohar, who have been collecting data on what future Artemis astronauts will experience during the flight. Not to mention Snoopy, our zero-gravity indicator.
In the second part of the trio’s adventure, Campos, Helga, and Zohar blast out of the Earth’s atmosphere with nearly 8.8 million pounds of thrust powering their ascent. Next stop: the Moon.In the final chapter of the Artemis I mission, Campos and friends prepare for their return home, including the last and most dangerous part of their journey: reentering Earth’s atmosphere at a screeching 25,000 miles per hour .to the Moon and back.
The Artemis I mission will be the most important step yet towards landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon. This mission will be the first flight test of the integrated
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