WV Connection: Green Bank Telescope Helps NASA Track Artemis II Lunar Test Flight

WV connection: Green Bank Telescope helps NASA track Artemis II lunar test flight

The Green Bank Telescope, with its 2.3-acre collecting surface and highly sensitive receivers, will conduct radar observations of the Artemis II moon mission’s Orion spacecraft as it travels beyond low Earth orbit between April 1 and April 10, 2026, adding precise tracking data that supports the mission’s safety and navigation. The Green Bank Telescope is located in Green Bank, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. As part of NASA’s Space Communicat…

NSF Green Bank Telescope Tunes in to Artemis II

World’s largest fully steerable radio telescope partners with NASA’s communications network to support tracking for historic lunar test flight Source