
Listen to this audio excerpt from Jacki Mahaffey, Artemis II chief training officer:
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When the Artemis II crew travels around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft, they will have spent countless hours training for their lunar mission, and Jacki Mahaffey will have played a role in preparing them for their journey.
As the Artemis II chief training officer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Mahaffey manages the planning, development, and implementation of the astronauts' training and integrated simulations. Her job is to ensure that when the Artemis II crew travels around the Moon inside Orion, the astronauts and flight controllers are ready for every moment - expected and unexpected.