{"id":284772,"date":"2025-09-16T00:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=d10cf050c8f1c468c532e1692efee60e"},"modified":"2025-09-16T00:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:30:19","slug":"helicopter-training-for-artemis-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=284772","title":{"rendered":"Helicopter Training for Artemis Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (left, in a blue jumpsuit with a patch on the right arm) and Mark Vande Hei (right, in camouflage clothing) in the cockpit of a helicopter. Dominick holds an open binder in his right hand and points forward with his left. They are both wearing black helmets. There is another person behind Dominick, also wearing a blue jumpsuit and helmet, facing the opposite way.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg 3240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maf-20250826-haats-md28-3dfc99.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Michael DeMocker<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (left) and Mark Vande Hei (right) prepare to fly out to a landing zone in the Rocky Mountains as part of the certification run for the NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis<\/a> course on Aug. 26, 2025. The mountains in northern Colorado offer similar visual illusions and flight environments to the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>The newly certified lander flight training course marks a key milestone in crew training for Artemis missions to the Moon. Through Artemis, NASA will explore the lunar South Pole, paving the way for human exploration farther into the solar system, including Mars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/esdmd\/artemis-campaign-development-division\/human-landing-system-program\/nasa-uses-colorado-mountains-for-simulated-artemis-moon-landing-course\/\">Learn more about the training course.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA\/Michael DeMocker<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (left) and Mark Vande Hei (right) prepare to fly out to a landing zone in the Rocky Mountains as part of the certification run for the NASA Artemis course on Aug. 26, 2025. The mountains in northern Colorado offer similar visual illusions and flight environments to the Moon. 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