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Mark Carreau
April 17, 2026
Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch (top left), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (bottom left), Commander Reid Wiseman (bottom right), and Pilot Victor Glover (top right) – use Nasa-produced solar eclipse viewers during their lunar flyby. This was the first use of eclipse glasses at the Moon. Credit: NASA
HOUSTON–The Artemis II mission may have gotten attention mostly for taking astronauts around the Moon, but mission specialist Christina Koch says science was a key part of this undertaking and upcoming missions. “I think it’s of utmost importance. It’s what drives the whole reason that we were…
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