Inside NASA’s New Orion Mission Evaluation Room for Artemis II

 Hey, Space Placers!

The new Orion Mission Evaluation Room inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA/Rad Sinyak

In another indication that NASA is getting closer to sending astronauts back to the Moon,  the agency unveiled a new facility dedicated to Artemis II.

Yesterday I blogged about the 1st completely successful test flight of Starship 10, a major step forward to the landing of astronauts on the Moon.

The Artemis II crew is gearing up for their lunar orbit mission slated for April 2026. 

four people in orange flight suits sit inside a drab-looking office room

The Artemis 2 crew (from left to right) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; Christina Koch, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; and Reid Wiseman, commander, in their Orion Crew Survival System Suits during an Orion crew module training on July 31, 2025 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Image credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak)

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