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Apollo and Artemis Astronauts Share the Stage at Gala

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Briefings

At the Artemis Celebration Gala at Kennedy Space Center on November 9, 2026, twenty-eight astronauts including two Apollo veterans and a large Saturn V shared a room with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke and Apollo 9 lunar module pilot Rusty Schweickart were guests of honor, with Schweickart joined onstage by Artemis III crew members. Schweickart noted his iPhone has thousands of times greater capability than lunar computers, while Apollo 9.0 commander Reid Wiseman reflected on the unity and hope shared with Apollo astronauts. Schweickart explicitly stated he will not perform a spacewalk during the Artemis III mission, and Artemis II crew members confirmed they will not fly again.

Key points

• Charlie Duke and Rusty Schweickart were guests of honor at the Artemis Celebration Gala, with Schweickart joined onstage by Artemis III crew members.
• Rusty Schweickart stated his iPhone has thousands of times greater capability than the computers used to fly and land on the Moon.

Context

The gala took place at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on November 9, 2026, preceding NASA's MAX POWER event. It honored Apollo-era engineers and featured a reunion between Apollo veterans and Artemis III crew, with Schweickart comparing the hardware to modern technology.

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Evidence is limited to a single article from Payload published on November 9, 2026. No additional background on the event's broader significance or historical context is supplied. Schweickart's specific quote about his iPhone's capabilities is presented as a direct statement without verification of the device's actual capabilities.

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