{"id":15305,"date":"2026-03-27T18:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/i-am-artemis-erik-richards\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:08:18","slug":"i-am-artemis-erik-richards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/i-am-artemis-erik-richards\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Artemis: Erik Richards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">I Am Artemis: Erik Richards<\/h2>\n<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n<div class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">3 Min Read<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI Am Artemis: Erik Richards\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"A man in a blue NASA polo shirt stands with arms crossed in front of two large satellite dish antennas at a desert ground station under a partly cloudy sky.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg 6687w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\"><figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n<div><figcaption>Erik Richards, mission manager for NASA\u2019s Near Space Network, stands in front of the large antennas at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Listen to this audio excerpt from Erik Richards, Near Space Network Mission Manager:<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"hds-audio-player hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-audio-player\">\n<div class=\"hds-audio-player-wrap bg-carbon-90 padding-0 \">\n<div class=\"hds-audio-player-inner padding-y-2 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-audio-player__playpause bg-nasa-blue-tint hds-audio-play\" aria-label=\"Play\/Pause toggle\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"playPauseIcon display-flex\"><svg width=\"12\" height=\"14\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M0 14.0001V6.10352e-05L12 7.00006L0 14.0001Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pauseIcon display-flex\"><svg width=\"12\" height=\"14\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-fule=\"evenodd\" cliprule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 6.10352e-05H4V14.0001H0V6.10352e-05Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><path fill-fule=\"evenodd\" cliprule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M8 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controls class=\"audioPlayer\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/richards-background-cleandr.wav\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For Erik Richards, supporting\u00a0NASA\u2019s\u00a0first crewed Artemis\u00a0mission\u00a0to the Moon and back\u00a0is the culmination of a career spent helping spacecraft communicate\u00a0with Earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like many kids who grew up at the height of the Space Shuttle\u00a0Program, Richards dreamed of spaceflight\u00a0\u2014 a\u00a0dream\u00a0that\u00a0eventually\u00a0took him\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0remote\u00a0McMurdo Station\u00a0in Antarctica to NASA\u2019s\u00a0Goddard Space Flight Center\u00a0in Greenbelt, Maryland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module aligncenter wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"grid-container 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across NASA\u2019s network. At its core, it&#8217;s an\u00a0organization of people and interactions. I always say\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not what you know, but who you know that makes the network go.\u00a0There are so many opportunities\u00a0to learn.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Erik Richards\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Erik Richards<\/p>\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">NASA Near Space Network Mission Manager<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most\u00a0recently, his work has taken him to\u00a0the agency\u2019s\u00a0White Sands Complex in New Mexico \u2014 and\u00a0into\u00a0a key role in\u00a0America\u2019s return to the Moon.\u00a0As mission manager for\u00a0NASA\u2019s\u00a0Near Space Network, Richards\u00a0ensures\u00a0the Artemis II crew\u00a0and\u00a0Orion spacecraft\u00a0can communicate with Earth\u00a0during\u00a0liftoff and\u00a0early orbit,\u00a0through\u00a0re-entry and\u00a0splashdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A man walks across a gravel lot between two large satellite dish antennas in a desert landscape with mountains and a clear blue sky.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg 3984w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-1201.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Erik Richards at the White Sands Complex. The largest White Sands antennas are 18 meters (59 feet) in diameter. <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Near Space Network\u00a0consists\u00a0of an interconnected web of relay satellites and\u00a0more than\u00a040 government and commercial ground stations stretching from Bermuda to South Africa.\u00a0Together\u00a0with NASA\u2019s Deep Space Network, this\u00a0global infrastructure\u00a0is\u00a0critical\u00a0to keeping\u00a0the Orion spacecraft and its four astronauts connected to\u00a0mission control\u00a0throughout their\u00a0roughly 10-day\u00a0mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0Richards\u2019 job to\u00a0keep\u00a0the many pieces of the\u00a0Near Space Network\u00a0operating\u00a0in sync\u00a0across\u00a0multiple\u00a0missions.\u00a0He compares the system to a telephone network\u00a0on Earth: invisible when everything works, critical when it\u00a0doesn\u2019t. Without communications,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0no contact with home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A double rainbow arcs above a Near Space Network antenna pointed to the sky.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/376661main-avalanche-antenna-hi.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A Near Space Network antenna at the White Sands Ground Terminal. The Near Space Network is supporting the Artemis II mission during liftoff, early orbit, re-entry, and splashdown.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Working\u00a0with the Deep Space Network,\u00a0Artemis II will rely on the Near Space Network for navigation, real-time voice communications, data transfer, and situational awareness.\u00a0For Richards and the teams supporting NASA\u2019s networks, having crew aboard makes their work more\u00a0essential\u00a0than ever.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Richards\u2019\u00a0professional\u00a0journey\u00a0across\u00a0the Near Space Network\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0key\u00a0to\u00a0coordinating\u00a0communications across the\u00a0Artemis\u2019 three\u00a0flight\u00a0segments, dozens of ground stations, and\u00a0hundreds\u00a0of\u00a0people supporting\u00a0humanity\u2019s return to the Moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module aligncenter wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column flex-justify-center padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:display-flex mobile:display-block\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-icon margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tablet:square-4 square-4 margin-right-3\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewbox=\"0 0 3000 3000\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M586.7,1429.7c-10.7,1.5-21.4,2.8-33.9,4.5c6.9-26.6,12.7-50.7,19.5-74.6c32.4-114.1,78.5-222.2,146.8-319.5 c90.2-128.5,202.5-235.3,327.7-329.1c8.4-6.3,16.7-12.6,25.3-19.1c-66.3-105.1-131.5-208.6-197.3-313.1c-3.5,1.2-5.5,1.6-7.2,2.6 C714.4,469,576.1,575.7,456,705.3c-126,135.9-226.2,289.1-303,457.8c-98.8,217.1-151.3,444-147.2,683.3 c1.7,100.5,12.9,199.6,41.1,296.3C93.7,2303,182.2,2433,326.7,2520.1c176.9,106.7,366.8,126.8,563.4,70.5 c150.9-43.2,260.9-138.9,327.2-282.5c33.4-72.5,47.8-149.4,52-228.7c6.5-122.8-14.1-239.5-74.3-348.1 C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"blockquote-content\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"><span class=\"section-heading-sm\">Artemis isn\u2019t just one\u00a0spacecraft. It\u2019s\u00a0multiple elements working together across every\u00a0mission\u00a0phase, each with its own communications demands. My role is making sure communications\u00a0succeed\u00a0for the rocket, the\u00a0Orion\u00a0spacecraft, and\u00a0ultimately the\u00a0crew.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Erik Richards\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-2.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Erik Richards<\/p>\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">NASA Near Space Network Mission Manager<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the months leading up to launch, Richards has supported extensive testing, requirements development, and readiness operations to prepare the network.\u00a0During the mission, he will be on console,\u00a0monitoring\u00a0data flow and coordinating support across NASA and\u00a0its\u00a0partner sites worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The support Richards and his team provide Artemis II will carry forward to Artemis III and NASA\u2019s goal of\u00a0a\u00a0sustained\u00a0human presence on the lunar surface. For Richards, being part of that progression\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from shuttle to\u00a0the\u00a0Moon and eventually Mars\u00a0\u2014\u00a0connects him to\u00a0his\u00a0childhood love of spaceflight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most exciting part about\u00a0the\u00a0Artemis\u00a0campaign\u00a0is being part of something greater,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Richards. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be an astronaut\u00a0to\u00a0contribute to the future\u00a0of human exploration.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-about-the-author nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-about-the-author\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-x-0 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black padding-top-3\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-14\">About the Author<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container padding-x-0 maxw-widescreen\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/d2022-1116-rl7026.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/d2022-1116-rl7026.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">5 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">Networks Keeping NASA\u2019s Artemis II Mission Connected<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" 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300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">4 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA\u2019s Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"><\/path><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 years ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Artemis<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg 4640w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis-ii-at-the-pad-full-snow.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/communicating-with-missions\/nsn\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Near Space Network<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nsn-hero-image.png?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/communicating-with-missions\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Communicating with Missions<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PIA17790_orig.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 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