I Am Artemis Katie Spicer

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According to reporting by NASA Space & Missions, For Katie Spicer, embracing opportunity and challenge has led to giant leaps during her time at NASA. Now as the NASA lander integration lead for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lander, one of the commercially provided human landing systems for NASA’s Artemis.

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For Katie Spicer, embracing opportunity and challenge has led to giant leaps during her time at NASA. Now as the NASA lander integration lead for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lander, one of the commercially provided human landing systems for NASA’s Artemis program, Spicer will have her handprint on history.

Spicer works in the Flight Operations Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she evaluates and monitors design and development of Blue Origin’s lander. The design of the Blue Moon lander is rapidly evolving as Blue Origin continues to develop a streamlined lander test article for the agency’s Artemis III rendezvous and docking mission in low Earth orbit as well as a fully functional lander for a crewed lunar landing in 2028.

Spicer works closely with her NASA and Blue Origin counterparts to ensure the design of the Blue Moon lander can support the overall Artemis mission objectives.

“I look at the design of everything Artemis crews will touch, work with, or interface with to ensure systems will function the way crews will need them to,” Spicer said. “In some cases, the design might meet requirements, but I delve deeper into details. How easy will it be for crew to grab handles or handrails? Can they operate push-button displays in microgravity? Are the hygiene systems as user-friendly as possible in the limited space that’s available in the spacecraft? And, are there proper procedures and training to ensure the crew can safely and effectively use the systems? Evaluating all these operational details with crew perspective is part of my job.”

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Information in this article was compiled directly from records provided by NASA Space & Missions. Access the primary source document at: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/i-am-artemis-katie-spicer/. Reporting and editorial review conducted by the USA NOW News Desk.