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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 one Saturn V shared a room. Charlie Duke and Rusty Schweickart were honored guests, with Schweickart joining the Artemis III crew on stage. Schweickart noted his iPhone has thousands of times greater capability than lunar computers and expressed regret that Artemis III will not repeat his spacewalk. He emphasized that the Artemis mission's goal is to ensure the next crew has reliable equipment for lunar operations, not to perform EVA tasks.

Key points

• Charlie Duke and Rusty Schweickart were honored guests at the Artemis Celebration Gala at Kennedy Space Center on November 9, 2026.
• 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 honored Apollo-era engineers and featured Artemis III crew members, including backup Bob Hines who stood in for an absent Andre Douglas. Schweickart compared the Artemis mission's goal to Apollo 9's, emphasizing the need for reliable lunar lander equipment for future crews.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to the gala event details; no specific dates for future Artemis missions are provided, and no data on Artemis III's actual launch or mission outcomes is available.

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