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NASA Manikins Undergo Post-Artemis 1 Flight Inspection at Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center

By  //  January 19, 2023

two female manikins – Helga and Zohar – were equipped with radiation detectors

After a 25-day flight beyond the Moon and back inside the Artemis I Orion crew module, two manikins undergo post-flight payload inspections inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on the Space Coast on Jan. 11. As part of the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE) investigation, the two female manikins – Helga and Zohar – were equipped with radiation detectors. (NASA image)

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – After a 25-day flight beyond the Moon and back inside the Artemis I Orion crew module, two manikins undergo post-flight payload inspections inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on the Space Coast on Jan. 11.

As part of the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE) investigation, the two female manikins – Helga and Zohar – were equipped with radiation detectors.

Zohar also wore a radiation protection vest, to determine the radiation risk during the Artemis I mission and potentially reduce exposure during future missions with astronauts.

The detectors will be removed at KSC and the torsos will return to teams at the German Space Agency for further analysis.

After a 25-day flight beyond the Moon and back inside the Artemis I Orion crew module, two manikins undergo post-flight payload inspections inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on the Space Coast on Jan. 11. As part of the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE) investigation, the two female manikins – Helga and Zohar – were equipped with radiation detectors. (NASA image)

Artemis I Orion launched atop the Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B on Nov. 16, 2022.

During the flight, Orion flew farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown, paving the way for human deep space exploration and demonstrating NASA’s commitment and capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond.

The primary goal of Artemis I was to thoroughly test the SLS and Orion spacecraft’s integrated systems before crewed missions. Under Artemis, NASA aims to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and establish sustainable lunar exploration.

“Commander Moonikin Campos” is strapped in the Orion crew module in preparation for the Artemis 1 launch from Kennedy Space Center. As part of the uncrewed Artemis I flight test, NASA is seeking to learn how best to protect astronauts for Artemis II, the first mission with a human crew. (NASA/Frank Michaux image)
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