NASA is preparing for the historic launch of its first lunar fly-around mission in more than 50 years. Training for the Artemis II mission began shortly after the crew was named in 2023, according to Jackie Mahaffey, the mission’s chief training officer.
Most of the training takes place in the Orion Mission Simulator at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where astronauts practice every phase of flight, go through potential contingencies, and practice communicating with mission control.
The simulator mimics the look, feel, and sounds of the real Orion spacecraft.
