Kendall Conversation: Artemis II

Join the Space Systems team from Draper and the Museum of Science for a fascinating conversation about the 2026 flight around the moon with Artemis II. Lunch will be provided.

When humans dream of traveling beyond our home planet, the big question is how will we get there? Even more important, how will we get home? Since America’s first moonshot, NASA has turned to Draper for the answer. Draper engineers developed the guidance, navigation and control (GN&C) systems that got the Apollo missions to the moon and back. Draper GN&C systems guided all five Space Shuttle vehicles during their 135 missions.

Today, they’re doing the same for Artemis.

In November 2022, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) – the most powerful rocket ever built –successfully launched Artemis 1 from the Kennedy Space Center. The Orion capsule completed two lunar flybys and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. The success of this uncrewed mission marked a major milestone toward the long-awaited return of humans to the moon, certifying SLS and Orion for future crewed flight on Artemis II.