American University helps NASA track history 

As four astronauts make history in space, students at American University are watching their every move.

AU is one of eight universities worldwide that NASA selected to track the Orion spacecraft’s radio waves during the 10-day Artemis II journey around the moon.

“NASA wanted to assess universities’ capabilities for tracking objects as they leave Earth orbit,” said professor Michael Robinson, who advises the project. “So find out: where is it? How far is it? How fast is it moving?”