Inside Orion: Artemis II pilot on real controls, reentry, and the road to Artemis III/IV
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Artemis II's Orion pilot Victor Glover describes the real flight feel, preferring Orion’s translational hand controller to Dragon’s touchscreen and noting the craft performed more like the actual vehicle than the simulators. He details the intense, vivid reentry and explains how the mission’s outcomes inform future rendezvous, docking, and landing tests for Artemis III and IV, emphasizing teamwork and the value of hands-on piloting in spaceflight.
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