Meet three Iowans behind NASA's Artemis II mission

About this episode

This episode features three Iowans involved in NASA's Artemis II mission discussing their experiences and roles in space exploration.

On this episode we hear from three Iowans who were involved in the historic Artemis II mission that was completed on April 11. Madison Tuttle of West Des Moines, Jack Sieleman of Waukee, and Alex Brewer of Council Bluffs are all relatively early in their careers, but they've spent all that time working at either the Kennedy or Johnson space centers. They each share about their love of space exploration — whether lifelong or found on the job — and what their roles were in the preparation and execution of Artemis II.

People in this episode

Guests: Madison Tuttle, Jack Sieleman, Alex Brewer

Topics covered

• space exploration
• NASA
• Artemis II
• Iowa
• careers in space
• interviews

Keywords

• NASA
• Artemis II
• space exploration
• Iowa
• Kennedy space center
• Johnson space center
• Madison Tuttle
• Jack Sieleman
• Alex Brewer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Kennedy space center, Johnson space center

Places: West Des Moines, Waukee, Council Bluffs

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