Artemis stakeholders fly legacy lunar lander simulation at NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulator
The goal of NASA’s Artemis program is to return humans to the moon and the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) is slated to play a key role. In November 2020, three critical Artemis stakeholders came to the VMS to experience its capabilities first-hand. Three groups, from Dynetics, Blue Federation, and the NASA Astronaut Office, each spent a day flying a legacy lunar lander simulation and experienced the VMS large motion envelope and how the VMS facility can be used to develop, test, and certify the future Human Landing System.
Pictured above (left to right): Johnson Space Center Astronauts Bob Hines and Matthew Dominick
Credit: NASA / Steve Beard