Kathleen Rubins

A Moonlit Moonwalk – NASA

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A Moonlit Moonwalk – NASA

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). The test consisted of four simulated moonwalks that followed operations planned for … Read more

NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert – NASA

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NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert – NASA

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. NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas are serving as the crewmembers and wearing mockup spacesuit systems as they traverse through … Read more