SANDUSKY, Ohio — A space capsule that traveled 1.4 million miles around the moon was put on display this month at a NASA facility in Ohio.
NASA and Lockheed Martin are continuing post-mission testing at NASA’s facility in Sandusky on the Orion space capsule after it completed the Artemis I mission.
The capsule underwent testing on its launch abort system, docking mechanism and systems to ensure that it's ready for a future crewed Artemis mission, according to a statement from NASA.
Data from the results of these tests will be used as the organization conducts its planning of the crewed mission that Artemis II will take, according to NASA.
The key objectives for the Artemis II mission will be to test everything associated with the crew, Carlos Garcia-Galan said.
"We're going to be testing the life support systems, the crew systems like the toilet, the stuff that prepares their food, exercise equipment and then we're going to be testing their controls of the spacecraft,” he said.
An exact date has not been confirmed for the Artemis II mission, but NASA says it's planning for a launch no earlier than September 2025.