NASA Retiree to Present on Artemis II Launch

Foster worked as a NASA contractor at Johnson Space Center for 34 years. He manned spaceflight training, operations and safety, and trained astronauts in space shuttle flight control and propulsion systems and flight operations. He also spent time in Space Shuttle Flight Operations Safety working in the Mission Engineering Room during missions as both an engineer and lead contractor engineer. Additionally, Foster supported the Flight Safety Office performing safety assessments related to shuttle, commercial crew and Artemis programs.

In his presentation, titled "Artemis II Launch and Mission Briefing," Foster will speak on the upcoming Artemis II launch that will take astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972. The projected launch date for Artemis II is Feb. 6 but may change due to weather or other variable changes. 

If the launch does take place Feb. 6, the planetarium will show a livestream open to the public.