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A Moonlit Moonwalk

NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, foreground, and Andre Douglas execute a nighttime simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 16, 2024, as part of the Joint Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Test Team Field Test 5 (JETT5).

Posted May 23, 2024

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Goddard Space Flight Center

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Kathleen Rubins

Science Mission Directorate

xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert

To prepare for exploring the Moon during NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency is conducting a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona to practice moonwalk scenarios.

Posted May 14, 2024

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23

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27

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48

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2

28

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