Artemis II Moon Watch - Emily Kollin

"It's all about control — and the view that comes with it. Emily Kollin worked on the control console in Mission Control’s Orion Evaluation Room inside NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, helping manage Orion’s orientation and maneuver its camera‑equipped solar array wings during Artemis II. Kollin and her team were ready and excited to support the historic lunar flyby and to adjust the solar arrays to capture the stellar views seen back on Earth. Credit: NASA Producers: Rad Sinyak, Erika Peters Editor: Nicole Rose Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars — discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System, and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Subscribe at: https://www.nasa.gov/subscribe"

What is said in the film

Today we're preparing for the lunar flyby. This is my personal favorite part of the mission, My name is Emily Kollin. I'm a member of the Control Console here in the Orion Mission Evaluation Room, or MER. Our console is responsible for controlling the attitude or orientation of the Orion spacecraft. We're also responsible for the positioning of the solar array wings or SAWs.

Every day there are special activities that require some certain attitude or configuration of the solar arrays to meet their objectives. For example, we might need to point a certain antenna back at Earth, or point a camera that's fixed to the exterior of the spacecraft at the moon. I think the most exciting moment will be the lunar flyby. Houston, thank you for putting the moon directly in window three. It just took our breath away.

Orion's windows are pointed at the moon, so the crew will be in the windows with their cameras, making their observations, taking lots of pictures. We have reached the eclipse attitude, meaning Orion is in the proper position to observe it. Every day has been exciting so far. They've all presented new and different challenges on our console. I love being here, working with a team of world class engineers to solve problems, and eventually we'll bring the crew home safely.

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