NASA's Artemis II crew now on their way to moon
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Space missions can succeed or fail from the support they get from mission control. Here, we look at the changing shape of Nasa's most important room in space.
In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.
In a mission setting several historic firsts, including sending the first person of color and the first woman around the moon, the toilet barely rates, though it is no less historic. Artemis II is the first manned mission to fly to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972,