Charlie Blackwell-Thompson
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Charlie Blackwell-Thompson is an American engineer. Blackwell-Thompson is the launch director for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program, based at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center. She oversaw t
NASA Portrait (2017)
Blackwell-Thompson (center) watches the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery with Stephanie Stilson (left) and Mike Leinbach (right)
Apollo launch engineer JoAnn Morgan (right) speaks with Blackwell-Thompson (left)
Blackwell-Thompson, in the Launch Control Center as the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis I rolls out, March 17, 2022
Orion (spacecraft)
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The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used by NASA for the Artemis lunar exploration program. It consists of a crew module, a space capsule built by Lockheed M
Photo of Orion taken during the flight of Artemis II
The crew of Artemis II training inside an Orion mock-up in January 2025
Annotated photo of the Orion mock-up, outfitted to fully simulate a crewed mission, 2021
Testing of Orion's parachute system