# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOgx4OHjzCc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34485157-nasaartemis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-12T18:25:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

We're taking lunar training to new heights 🚁
 
NASA has certified a new lander flight training course using helicopters, marking a key milestone in crew training for Artemis missions to the Moon. Because of its unique terrain that can mimic lunar conditions, this course is set in the rugged terrain of Colorado’s mountains to simulate the challenges of landing on the Moon’s South Pole region: steep slopes, dust clouds, and visual illusions.
 
To help certify the course, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Matthew Dominick participated in flight and landing training in August - taking turns flying a helicopter and navigating to landing zones. 

Image 1: A military helicopter soars above rugged Colorado terrain, skimming past a steep cliff on the right with towering mountains rising in the distance. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

Image 2: Two helicopter pilots focus in the cockpit as they navigate above Colorado’s rugged mountains, studying a colorful map in front of them. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

Image 3: Two helicopter pilots share a fist bump, one seated in the cockpit in a blue flight suit, the other standing on the ground outside the aircraft. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

Image 4: A tan Chinook helicopter lifts off surrounded by rugged Colorado mountains. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

Image 5: Inside a military helicopter, a uniformed arm reaches up toward the overhead control panel filled with switches and buttons. Credit: NASA/Charles Beason

Image 6: A military helicopter lifts off from the ground, swirling dust into the air as Colorado’s rugged mountains are seen in the background. Credit: NASA/Charles Beason

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lunarsurface, training, space, moon, moonmission, artemis, astronaut

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