jsc2026e396780 (June 25, 2026) - NASA Flight Director Rick Henfling answers questions from the Artemis II crew during an employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Henfling served as the lead entry flight director during the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397497 (June 25, 2026) - NASA Flight Director Rick Henfling and Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez answer questions from the Artemis II crew during an employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

2017 Astronaut Class

nhq201706070007 (06/07/2017) ---Vice President Mike Pence, center, listens to NASA Deputy Chief Flight Director Holly Ridings, right, and NASA Flight Director Rick Henfling during a tour of the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Vice President was at the space center to welcome America’s newest astronaut candidates, chosen from more than 18,300 applicants to carry the torch for future human space exploration. After completing two years of training, the new astronaut candidates could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on deep space missions on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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jsc2026e396781 (June 25, 2026) - Rick Henfling, Flight Director, and Branelle Rodriguez, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager, answer questions from the Artemis II crew during an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

Artemis II Employee Celebration Event

Artemis II Flight Control Team During Splashdown

jsc2026e022251(April 10, 2026) - Artemis II Flight Control Team pictured at consoles within the White Flight Control Room in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center for the splashdown and recovery of the Artemis II crew as it landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, Friday, April 10, 2026 at 7:07 p.m. CDT. NASA’s Artemis II mission took NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. In the foreground, from right to left, are Flight Director Judd Frieling, Flight Director Rick Henfling, CAPCOM (capsule communicator) Jacki Mahaffey, and astronaut Stan Love.