Commander Moonikin Campos’ name, picked via a public contest, is a nod to Arturo Campos, a NASA electrical power subsystem manager who aided in the troubled Apollo 13’s safe return to Earth.

Tags: Houston Life, NASA, Moonikin, Artemis One, Arturo Campos Houston – NASA successfully launched Artemis 1 just after 1 a.m. today. But did you know there are mannequins on board the ship?

Commander Moonikin Campos was installed into @NASA_Orion ahead of the launch of #Artemis I. Named after Arturo Campos, a man who was instrumental to saving the Apollo 13 crew, he will measure ...

When NASA launches its mission to the moon, sitting in the commander's seat will be a "moonikin" — a mannequin. It's named for a NASA engineer who helped bring home Apollo 13.

Meet Commander Moonikin Campos, the mannequin going farther than any astronaut. Artemis I will carry an unconventional crew when it's expected to lift off Saturday on a journey around the moon.

The "Moonikin" mannequin is named for Arturo Campos and it will collect data actual astronauts can use. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app.

A manikin dubbed 'Commander Moonikin Campos' will be on the Orion spacecraft, along with two additional manikin torsos. (Frank Michaux/NASA) NASA’s Artemis I test flight to the moon and back won ...

The dummy, which NASA affectionately dubbed "moonikin," will be the first passenger aboard the new Orion spacecraft during the first uncrewed Artemis I mission, expected later this year. The dummy ...

When NASA launches its mission to the moon, sitting in the commander's seat will be a "moonikin" — a mannequin. It's named for a NASA engineer who helped bring home Apollo 13.

When NASA launches its mission to the moon, sitting in the commander's seat will be a "moonikin" — a mannequin. It's named for a NASA engineer who helped bring home Apollo 13.