The astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II crew will take the stage at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre in August to talk all things space and show never-before-seen video of their April mission.
Launched in April, the Artemis II mission was humanity’s first trip to the moon since 1972. The mission slingshotted four astronauts around the moon, breaking Apollo 13’s record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth.
The Aug. 3 event will “celebrate the Rocky Mountain Region’s contributions to NASA’s Artemis II mission,” .
Doors will open at 8 a.m. for a STEM fair on the venue’s top plaza, and the Artemis II crew — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — will take the stage from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
During their section of the program, the Artemis II crew will show highlights from their mission to space, including views of the moon and previously unseen footage, before opening up to questions from the audience about what it’s like to live and work in space.
“Arrive early to enjoy a STEM Fair on the Red Rocks Top Plaza before the program and meet some of the aerospace industry’s leading companies, community organizations, and educators,” Red Rocks officials wrote in the event announcement.
. Tickets are free, but AXS charges a $1 processing fee.
The Artemis II mission flew in a spacecraft designed and engineered at Lockheed Martin in Jefferson County. The launch vehicle that propelled the craft was designed and built by in Centennial, in partnership with Boeing. ULA also supplied the launch system for Artemis I.
Lockheed Martin has been involved in the Artemis program for roughly 15 years and was the prime contractor for the Artemis I spacecraft, which launched in 2022. The 25-day crewless mission was the first step in preparation for landing people on the moon again, .
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