NASA Recovers Artemis 1 Manikins from Orion Spacecraft

Radiation, vibrations, acceleration

Joe Leblanc, Orion payload and cargo manager with Lockheed Martin, secures Commander Moonikin Campos for its trip to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Image: NASA/Cory Huston

The manikin, wearing an actual Artemis spacesuit, was sent with sensors to measure levels of radiation exposure. Acceleration sensors underneath Campos’s seat and headrest measured the vibrations and gravity loads he experienced as SLS took off from the Kennedy launch pad on November 16. The same sensors recorded similar stresses as Orion returned from the Moon, hitting the atmosphere at speeds reaching 24,600 miles per hour (39,590 kilometers per hour).

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