Weekend Ed. Quote ~ April 10
“Today belongs to the engineers and technicians who touched this machine, and it does, and their work was good.” ~ Amit Kshatriya, NASA Associate Administrator, April 10, 2026
We celebrate the successful splash down of the Artemis II Orion capsule Friday night!
Photo shared by Beth ODell
Context of the Quote:
- Mission: Artemis II, which concluded with a splashdown of the Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean at 5:07pm, Pacific Time.
- Significance: Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy announced the selection of Kshatriya as associate administrator in a statement on September 3, 2025. Kshatriya’s quote was meant to honor the welders at Michoud, technicians at Kennedy Space Center, and Engineers who built and prepared the Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket.
- Supporting Quote: “The path to the lunar surface is open, but the work ahead is greater than the work behind us,” Kshatriya added, looking forward to the future Artemis III mission.
- In Your Classroom: Consider presenting and discussing this quote with your students.
- STEAM curriculum options: Using your favorite Search Engine. Here is one link with STEAM-Artemis resource options- https://duckduckgo.com/?q=STEAM+curriculum+for+Artemis+II&t=iphone&ia=web
References
Edwards, B. (2026, April 10). Artemis II astronauts splash down after NASA moon flyby. Florida Today. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-astronauts-splash-down-after-nasas-mission-around-the-moon/89524026007/
Archived Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20260411212343/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-astronauts-splash-down-after-nasas-mission-around-the-moon/89524026007/
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