Meet The Crew
The commander of Artemis II and former Chief of the Astronaut Office.
Who is Reid Wiseman?
This Orion system protects the spacecraft during high-speed Earth reentry.
What is the heat shield?
Unlike ISS crews, Artemis astronauts are outside Earth’s protective this.
What is the magnetic field?
Artemis risk management includes extensive testing and this design feature.
What are redundant systems?
Apollo missions were limited by this type of technology.
What is analog technology?
The Artemis II pilot who was the first Black astronaut to complete a long-duration ISS mission.
Who is Victor Glover?
Artemis II will test Orion’s ability to support astronauts with this critical system.
What is life support?
One major deep space danger caused by high-energy particles.
What is radiation exposure?
Crew preparation relies heavily on this training method before flights.
What are simulations?
Apollo Guidance Computers (AGC) operated at this extremely slow clock speed.
What is 0.043 megahertz?
The Artemis II mission specialist who will become the first Canadian to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
Who is Jeremy Hansen
Artemis II will evaluate Orion’s ability to do this reliably in deep space.
What is navigation and communication?
Tiny high-speed hazards that can damage spacecraft in deep space.
What are micrometeoroids?
Artemis risk philosophy closely mirrors this CAP safety protocol framework.
What is Operational Risk Management (ORM)?
Apollo missions were not designed with this long-term goal in mind.
What is sustainability?
The mission specialist who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman.
Who is Christina Koch
Artemis II specifically tests reentry at speeds exceeding this velocity.
What is 25,000 miles per hour?
In deep space, rescue assistance is measured in this unit of time instead of minutes.
What are days?
The first step in ORM applied to Artemis missions.
What is identifying hazards?
Apollo missions typically had this limitation regarding time on the lunar surface.
What is short mission duration?
Artemis II astronauts are selected not just for intelligence, but especially for this personal quality.
What is teamwork (or leadership / calm decision-making)?
Every Artemis II objective is designed to answer this overarching question.
Can we bring the crew home safely?
Reentry is best described as controlled falling at these speeds.
What are hypersonic speeds?
Artemis II eliminates this primary risk factor while testing and preparing for Artemis III.
What is landing risk?
Artemis differs from Apollo by emphasizing repeated missions instead of this one-time goal.
What is a single visit?