NASA is looking for volunteers to assist next year’s Artemis II mission, which is expected to take place in April 2026. The volunteers will help track of the Artemis II Orion crewed spacecraft as it travels around the Moon.
The volunteers will monitor Orion’s signal using their respective ground antennas to help track and measure changes in the radio waves transmitted by the spacecraft. Volunteers similarly assisted with uncrewed Orion tracking during Artemis I.
This is a unique opportunity for international space agencies, academic institutions, commercial companies, nonprofit entities, and even private citizens to be part of the Artemis II mission.
Give it some thought and, if you are interested, read through NASA’s Artemis II Orion One-Way Doppler Measurements Tracking solicitation. You have until October 27th to apply.
Note: Below is a list of the 18 volunteers that assisted with the Artemis I mission:
Government Space Agencies
- Canadian Space Agency, Canada
- Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Germany
- Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Republic of Korea
- National Space Centre, Elfordstown Earthstation, Ireland
Commercial Companies
- Clearbox Systems Pty Ltd., Australia
- Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd., United Kingdom
- Intuitive Machines, USA
- Kongsberg Satellite Services (U.S. office), USA
- Leaf Space LLC, USA
- Swedish Space Corporation (U.S. office), USA
- Telespazio, Italy
- Vambrace Inc., USA
- Viasat, USA
Non-profit
- CAMRAS, Netherlands
Academic Institutions
- Space Systems Design Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA
Private Citizens
- Scott Chapman, USA
- Scott Tilley, Canada
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