Image: Astronauts train for moonwalks in unusual places on Earth

Image: Astronauts train for moonwalks in unusual places on Earth

A curious cow watches as NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins perform a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 14, 2024, in preparation for NASA's historic Artemis III moon landing mission. Flight controllers and scientists guided activities during the week-long simulation from mission control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA Astronauts Prepare for Historic Moonwalks in Unlikely Training Grounds

NASA’s Artemis III mission is edging closer to its historic goal of landing astronauts on the lunar South Pole, and in preparation for this monumental task, the space agency is taking astronauts through a series of intricate training simulations on Earth. One of the most recent and unconventional training exercises took place in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona, where NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins conducted a …

Training for the Moo(n)

NASA/Josh Valcarcel A curious cow watches as NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins perform a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 14, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s historic Artemis III Moon landing mission. Flight controllers and scientists guided activities during the week-long simulation from mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Tests like this are critical for NASA’s…