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An Air Force Research Laboratory team and NASA prepare a U.S. Air Force volunteer in the vertical deceleration tower at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2023, to test the next replica of a space suit and seat for the Orion spacecraft.

Air Force News, Training & Readiness

AFRL, NASA partner to test lunar landing safety; active-duty volunteers needed

July 24, 2026 — 0 Comments

NASA astronaut Bob “Farmer” Hines trains inside a mockup of the Crew Dragon vehicle at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., Feb. 15, 2022. An Air Force test pilot with more than 4,000 flight hours across 50 aircraft types, Hines served as the pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA has selected Col. Hines to train with its prime crew for Artemis III as an alternate crew member. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

Air Force News, Airmen Stories

Air Force Test Pilot tapped as ‘ultimate wingman’ for Artemis III

June 13, 2026 — 0 Comments

Courtesy photo by Bill Stafford, NASA.

Marine Corps News, Marine Stories

Retired Marine selected as NASA’s Artemis III commander

June 11, 2026 — 0 Comments

NASA announced U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Col. Frank Rubio as Mission Specialist 1 crewmember of its upcoming Artemis III mission.

Army News, Soldier Stories

Army Astronaut Col. Frank Rubio Selected for NASA’s Historic Artemis III Mission

June 9, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Navy divers and explosive ordnance disposal technicians pose for a group photo ahead of Artemis II recovery operations while underway on Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) in the Pacific Ocean, April 10, 2026.

From Deep Space to Deep Sea Divers: How U.S. Navy Divers Recovered Orion and its Crew

April 20, 2026 — 0 Comments

NPS alumni U.S. Navy Capt. Victor Glover, spacecraft pilot, and mission commander retired U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Wiseman, along with mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency prepare for their journey around the far side of the Moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations. (Credit NASA)

Heading Home, NPS Alumni Leading Artemis II Locked In for Return to Earth

April 8, 2026 — 0 Comments

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at Launch Complex 39B, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, on an approximately 10-day mission around the Moon and back to Earth. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

Coast Guard News

Coast Guard, partner agencies to support historic Artemis II launch

April 1, 2026 — 0 Comments

NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Victor Glover, shown aboard the International Space Station with an Astrobee, is one of many NPS alumni, students and faculty members who have contributed to the U.S. space program – and helped expand the boundaries of space education and research. (Courtesy photo by NASA)

Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Lead NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission

March 24, 2026 — 0 Comments