NASA stresses Artemis 2 moon crew safety as agency remembers fallen astronauts

Four astronauts in orange spacesuits waving at the camera in front of a doorway festooned with nasa logos.

Astronaut safety needs to come before anything else when sending the first people to the moon in half a century, NASA senior managers said in a town hall Tuesday (Jan. 23).

The town hall, broadcast live, was scheduled during the week of NASA's Day of Remembrance honoring astronauts who died during spaceflight activities. Associate administrator Jim Free urged employees to "really think smaller" and "consider the little actions" when preparing for Artemis 2, along with all other human missions.