Houston, we have a Hernando native: Matthew Ramsey is NASA’s Artemis II mission manager
Matthew Ramsey is a Hernando native and the mission manager for NASA's Artemis II mission. (Courtesy NASA)
More than 50 years after humans last walked on the lunar surface, NASA is amid a program to send astronauts back to the moon, and at the helm of this historic endeavor is Hernando native Matthew Ramsey.
Serving as the mission manager for Artemis II, Ramsey is tasked with overseeing the daily preparations, ensuring hardware and operations are flight-ready and prioritizing the safety of the four-person crew.
His critical role is playing out in real time, and this phase of the plan should be completed Friday afternoon, April 10, when Artemis II is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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