Artemis II crew to meet the public in Houston
The four astronauts are scheduled to discuss their lunar mission at a free event on 30 September, where they will be recognised for a human spaceflight distance record.
NASA says the Artemis II crew will take part in a free public event at the University of Houston’s Fertitta Center at 7 p.m. CDT on 30 September. The astronauts are scheduled to discuss their mission around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft.
The crew comprises NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. NASA says the event will be their first Houston public appearance since the mission and will conclude their post-flight campaign.
The National Aeronautic Association is to recognise the crew for surpassing the previous human spaceflight distance record, set by Apollo 13 in 1970. NASA reports that the Artemis II astronauts travelled 252,756 miles from Earth.
NASA says the mission launched on 1 April aboard the Space Launch System rocket and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 10 April. The source release does not specify the year for those dates or for the Houston event.
Media are invited to a question-and-answer session with the crew at 5:45 p.m. CDT before the public event. NASA says media attendance requires an RSVP by noon on 30 September.
