NASA is about to make history with Artemis 2, sending four astronauts on a test flight around the moon.

On this official NASA podcast, we're taking you inside the mission and giving you a front row

seat to this incredible journey. NASA is also streaming the launch of Artemis 2, the lunar flyby when the astronauts see the moon up close, their return to Earth, and every second in between.

You can experience NASA's coverage and stay up to date with all things Artemis 2 at NASA.gov or on social media at NASA.

For NASA's official Artemis 2 podcast series, tune in to NASA's Curious Universe.

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Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of NASA's Johnson Space Center,

episode 408, Artemis II Recovery. I'm Nilafer Ramji, and I'll be your host today. On this

podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know what's

going on in the world of human spaceflight and more. We're headed to the moon

and beyond, and the Artemis II test flight will be NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in over

50 years. NASA astronauts Reed Weissman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut

Jeremy Hansen will take this flight aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, testing its systems and ensuring it's ready for future deep space missions.

Throughout the Artemis campaign, NASA is sending astronauts to explore the moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars for the benefit of all.

The Artemis 2 mission has many moving parts, and we've covered some of them on this podcast already.

So today, we are going to focus on recovery. On the final day of the mission, the Orion spacecraft

will bring the four crew members through Earth's atmosphere for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Then a team of experts will ensure the crew is recovered from their landing site and are able to exit Orion safely.

Joining me today is the Artemis II Landing and Recovery Director Lily Vera Real from the Exploration Ground Systems team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

She has worked with a large team at NASA and our partners to ensure the recovery of both spacecraft

and crew is meticulously planned and tested.

With this episode, we had some technical difficulties with the recording, and you may

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