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New Orleans honors Artemis II with skyline tribute
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A custom Artemis II projection on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Photo: Courtesy of GNO Inc.
New Orleans has a colorful skyline tribute to celebrate its role in NASA's latest lunar mission.
The big picture: The lights on downtown landmarks are red, white and blue for Artemis II.
- The Caesars Superdome features a custom Artemis II projection that declares "From New Orleans // To the Moon."
- It'll stay up through Friday night, says Matt Wolfe, GNO Inc.'s chief marketing officer. GNO designed and ordered the projection.
- Other lit-up landmarks include the Crescent City Connection and the National WWII Museum.
Zoom out: Workers at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East built nearly 90% of the rocket powering the mission.
- Michoud has supported human spaceflight for more than 55 years, GNO Inc. president and CEO Michael Hecht says.
- The facility has about 1,800 employees and remains one of the largest manufacturing sites of its kind in the world, GNO Inc. says.
What's next: The astronauts are now making the turn for home after traveling farther from Earth than anyone has before, writes Axios' Derek Lacey.
- Splashdown is scheduled for Friday night in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
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