In the article “NASA and partners recognize Connecticut organizations involved with Artemis campaign,” Fox 61 highlighted the visit NASA and its partners took to Connecticut to recognize the 60 organizations helping them return to the moon. Astronaut and GW Engineering alumnus Andre Douglas, Ph.D. ‘21, provided comments at the event, emphasizing the significance of their contributions to the Artemis mission and his personal commitment to advancing space exploration.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “We’re building a very big, deep space transportation system. The whole goal is to get everybody out there and exploring new worlds, so building these systems will help to prove out that we can do it,” said U.S. astronaut, Andre Douglas, a back-up astronaut for Artemis II.
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In a similar article, “NASA astronauts tout Bethel company that’s helping them return to moon: ‘Bet our lives on your work,’” The Register Citizen detailed the remarks Artemis Mission crew members gave to employees at Eaton Aerospace Group’s Bethel campus, including those from Douglas.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “All of the stuff that you’ve done, help with the engineering systems and components, that’s important to keep us alive, right? We need to come back,” said Douglas, noting that he and other astronauts have families. “It’s very important that we’re here to say, ‘Thanks for what you do, so that we can come home.’”
Read the full article on The Register Citizen.