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Moonikin

Technology & Entrepreneurship

Artemis 1 launch is Commander Arturo 'Moonikin' Campos Day in Laredo

Marian Navarro

When NASA launches its big new moon rocket for its Artemis I test mission, sitting in the commander's seat will be a "moonikin" — a mannequin headed to the moon — named after a former NASA engineer from Laredo, Texas.