KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA researchers are continuing to take an in-depth look at two mannequins, who went to space during the Artemis I mission.
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NASA is hoping the two mannequins can share some secrets about space travel.
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Scientists at Kennedy Space Center have been analyzing data from the mannequins since the return of NASA’s Orion spacecraft from its lunar mission.
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They spent 25 days in space, aboard the Orion spacecraft, equipped with radiation detectors.
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Scientists will use the information they collected to determine what level of radiation risk astronauts could face on future missions.
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