Iowa sailor aids in recovery of Artemis II astronauts after moon mission

Niagara Falls native took part in Artemis II recovery mission

When NASA’s Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific following their flight around the moon, U.S. Navy sailors stood ready to welcome them home.

When it comes to the Moon, we've only scratched the surface

Last night, the Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission to space and a lunar flyby. The voyage, which included the first woman and a non-US citizen to take part in a lunar mission, is part of a program to place humans once again on the Moon by 2028, a return after 56 years apart. But why do we bother? Where does this fascination come from? Can the moon teach us something about ourselves? Is it a hunger for somet…

Iowa sailor aids in recovery of Artemis II astronauts after moon mission

Petty Officer Second Class Cody Dooley, of Fort Dodge, played a key role in recovering the Artemis II astronauts and their capsule after their historic lunar mission.

Memphis native supported Artemis II recovery mission in the Pacific

When NASA’s Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific upon their return to Earth from their flight around the moon, U.S. Navy sailors stood ready to welcome them home.Petty Officer 3rd Class Zackerie Noeman, from Memphis, Tennessee, was among the sailors who supported the recovery of the crew and the Orion space capsule.Noeman, a 2022 graduate of Brighton High School, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS John P. Murtha, the ship tasked with r…