Behind the four astronauts of Artemis II are hundreds of people tracking their every move: monitoring spacecraft systems, evaluating crew safety, and staying in constant communication. Let’s hear it for the team in Mission Control responsible for getting the astronauts around the Moon and safely home.
ALT View inside of NASA's Mission Control Center. In the foreground, four people sit at desks with their backs to the camera. They each have multiple screens in front of them. There are multiple rows of desks in front of them and on the far wall are large screens with even more data. Credit: NASA
ALT A woman sits at a desk at Mission Control. She is angled to the right with her arm outstretched as she talks to someone. On the desk in front of her are multiple screens with data and visualizations. In the background, on the far wall, are even more screens. Credit: NASA