Deep in the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman in Transylvania County, giant radio telescopes are about to point at the moon.
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, known as PARI, is one of 34 organizations worldwide selected by NASA to help track the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission. The first crewed launch of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft is targeted to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
It’s a milestone that feels personal for the people who work at PARI…