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Moon to Mars Simulation

A pilot stands at the controls of the VMS and views the out-the-window displays of the lunar surface.

NASA’s Artemis mission will send the first woman and next man to walk on the surface of the Moon in 2024. The next generation human landing system (HLS) will be developed and built by NASA’s partners. NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) is uniquely qualified to support the entire HLS development process. As the world’s largest vertical motion flight simulator with six independent degrees of freedom, it is the closest thing to landing on the Moon we can experience on Earth. 

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NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator

The simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center will help the agency develop new software and other tools for landing on the Moon.

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