NASA's Commander Moonikin Campos Now Has to Survive 19 G Acceleration Tests

They officially call it Commander Moonikin Campos, and to date it is the only humanoid-shaped thingy to have traveled to the Moon on board an Artemis mission. It did so because the commander is nothing more than a test dummy meant to validate gear and procedures for actual crewed missions to Earth's satellite. The dummy got its name back in 2021, and it honors Arturo Campos, the man considered partially responsible for saving the Apo... (continue reading...)