ASHEVILLE, N.C. — NASA is planning on launching Artemis III with the goal to test Orion and commercial spacecraft to eventually land astronauts on the moon. A North Carolina nonprofit’s work could give NASA valuable insight for Artemis III.
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute sits at about 3,000 feet of elevation, surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The 200 acres is also home to three radio telescopes, two of which can communicate with spacecraft 100,000 miles away…