Capsule Communicator

Artemis II Flight Control Team in White Flight Control Room (WFCR) during Trans Lunar Insertion Burn. Location: Bldg. 30 MCC WFCR. Date: 4/2/2026. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2026e020046 (April 2, 2026) – CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut and backup Artemis II crew member Jenni Gibbons serves as capsule communicator (capcom) during the mission’s translunar injection burn, which sent the crew in Orion out of Earth orbit and on a trajectory toward the Moon.