NASA Invites Media to Experience Lunar Landing Simulation at Ames in California on Oct. 29-30 Ahead of 2028 Artemis Landing
WASHINGTON — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on October 26 that it is inviting members of the media to tour a new lunar landing simulation at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley on Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30. Media interested in participating should RSVP by Tuesday, October 27, at 5:00 p.m. PT to the NASA Ames newsroom; space is limited, media must register in advance for consideration, and RSVPs should note a preference for October 29 or October 30.
Using a combination of in-house and partner motion-based simulators, NASA is giving astronauts and engineering support teams simulated experience before crew members pilot commercial human landing systems to the surface of the Moon. During the tour, media will have an opportunity to take part in a Vertical Motion Simulator ride-along and interview subject matter experts. The landing simulation at Ames was developed by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and integrated into the recently upgraded simulator flight deck.
Through the Artemis program, NASA is targeting the next lunar landing in 2028. The agency says Artemis astronauts will fly increasingly difficult missions near the lunar South Pole to explore more of the Moon than ever before, establish an enduring human presence on the lunar surface, and build on the agency's foundation for the first crewed mission to Mars.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：NASA宇航员在低重力模拟器上进行登月行走训练（资料图）。NASA（公共领域），经维基共享资源。 / An astronaut training on NASA's Reduced Gravity Simulator for lunar landing operations (file photo). NASA (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.
