Artemis II pilot praises NASA for letting him hand-fly Orion
At a Colorado public event, the Artemis II pilot said he was still stunned NASA trusted him to fly Orion manually during the crewed lunar mission.
What to know
- The Artemis II crew publicly thanked NASA and contractors at a Colorado event on August 3, 2026, drawing over 8,000 attendees.
- The mission's pilot highlighted NASA's decision to let him manually fly the Orion spacecraft as an exceptional show of trust.
- Coverage of the event was limited to a single Space.com report, subsequently syndicated via Google News and Mastodon accounts with no independent discussion or reaction recorded.
Artemis II pilot Pilot of the Artemis II crewed lunar missionNASA Space agency running the Artemis programArtemis II crew Astronauts who flew the crewed lunar mission
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Artemis II pilot praises NASA’s trust after hand-flying Orion during crewed lunar mission - By Leonard David https://www. space.com/space-exploration/ar temis/artemis-ii-pilot-thanks-nasa-for-letting-him-fly-orion-by-hand-im-still-blown-away-by-that-trust More: https:// hype.aero/cluster/artemis-ii-p…
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The Artemis II crew thanked NASA and its contractors in front of a crowd of over 8,000 on on Aug. 3, 2026 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. View article View summary #^ Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust' MORRISON, Colorado - The Artemis II crew that circuited the moon earlier…