{"id":634604,"date":"2024-03-20T12:11:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=634604"},"modified":"2024-03-20T12:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:17:41","slug":"meet-the-women-launching-recovering-artemis-missions","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/meet-the-women-launching-recovering-artemis-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Women Launching, Recovering Artemis Missions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A photo collage of the women of Artemis and Liliana Villarreal.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg 16130w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=300,101 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=768,260 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=1024,346 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=1536,520 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=2048,693 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=400,135 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=600,203 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=900,304 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=1200,406 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/whm-artemis.jpg?resize=2000,677 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Kim Shiflett and Isaac Watson<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, NASA highlights the multifaceted group of women behind the launch and recovery efforts for Artemis missions. They are a driving force in preparing and planning for crewed missions and are helping inspire the next generation of space explorers \u2013 the Artemis Generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the left is Artemis Launch Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/kennedy-biographies-blackwell-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Blackwell-Thompson<\/a> and some of the women of the launch team wearing green to symbolize they are \u201cgo\u201d for launch. As the agency prepares to return to the Moon under Artemis, the teams in the launch control center at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are responsible for launching the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft. The team consists of about 30% women, in contrast to when there was only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people-of-nasa\/women-at-nasa\/rocket-fuel-in-her-blood-the-story-of-joann-morgan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one woman<\/a> sitting on launch console during the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the right is Artemis Landing and Recovery Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/meet-nasas-new-artemis-landing-recovery-lead-lili-villarreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lili Villarreal<\/a> during Underway Recovery Test-11. This most recent recovery test marked the first time teams and the Artemis II astronauts practiced the procedures and operations they will undergo after Orion splashes down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/artemis-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artemis II<\/a> test flight.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, NASA highlights the multifaceted group of women behind the launch and recovery efforts for Artemis missions. They are a driving force in preparing and planning for crewed missions and are helping inspire the next generation of space explorers \u2013 the Artemis Generation.  On the left is Artemis Launch Director [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":634704,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2681,2917,2918,2885,2862,2668,13228,2884,11941],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[10645,4981,4982,3917],"coauthors":[10418],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Meet the Women Launching, Recovering Artemis Missions\u00a0","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/meet-the-women-launching-recovering-artemis-missions\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/meet-the-women-launching-recovering-artemis-missions\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240315-ph-kls01-0004large.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240315-ph-kls01-0004large.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Antonia Jaramillo"}],"creator":["Antonia Jaramillo"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["People of NASA","Diversity at NASA","Women's History Month","Artemis","Artemis 1","Artemis 2","Kennedy Space Center","Underway Recovery Test 11","Women at NASA"],"dateCreated":"2024-03-20T16:11:27Z","datePublished":"2024-03-20T16:11:27Z","dateModified":"2024-03-20T16:17:41Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Meet the Women Launching, Recovering Artemis Missions\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/meet-the-women-launching-recovering-artemis-missions\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240315-ph-kls01-0004large.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-03-20T16:11:27Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"People of NASA,Diversity at NASA,Women's History Month,Artemis,Artemis 1,Artemis 2,Kennedy Space Center,Underway Recovery Test 11,Women at NASA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Antonia Jaramillo\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":634704,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240315-ph-kls01-0004large.jpg","title":"ksc-20240315-ph-kls01-0004~large","alt":"A large group of women stand in a launch control firing center holding a NASA Artemis placard in the center.","caption":"The women who comprise the Artemis launch team are photographed inside Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 15, 2024. 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