NASA will invite media to tour a new lunar landing simulation at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, on Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30. The facility will demonstrate how motion-based simulators are helping astronauts and engineering support teams prepare to operate a commercial human landing system on the Moon.
Media tour of lunar landing simulator
NASA is combining in-house and partner motion-based simulators to provide simulated flight experiences before crews pilot a commercial human landing system to the lunar surface. Through the Artemis program, NASA is targeting its next Moon landing for 2028.
During the tour, media members will have the opportunity to ride in a vertical motion simulator and interview subject-matter experts.
Media interested in participating should RSVP to the NASA Ames Newsroom at [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, October 27. Space is limited, and media must register in advance for consideration. NASA’s media accreditation policy is available online. RSVPs should indicate a preference for October 29 or October 30.
Simulation developed at Johnson Space Center
The landing simulation at Ames was developed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and integrated into the recently upgraded simulator flight deck.
As part of what NASA describes as a golden age of innovation and exploration, the agency will send Artemis astronauts on increasingly difficult missions near the Moon’s south pole to explore farther than ever before. NASA says its lunar missions will advance scientific discovery and provide economic benefits while supporting plans to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface and lay the groundwork for the agency’s first crewed mission to Mars.
More information about NASA’s Artemis program is available through NASA.
Jeanne Neil
Ames Research Center, California
650-604-4789
[email protected]
Source: www.nasa.gov