I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs
Daniel Stubbs, a NASA aerospace engineer, is studying the interaction between rocket exhaust plumes and lunar regolith to ensure crew safety for the Artemis missions. His work focuses on understanding how dust and debris from the Moon's surface can impact landing and takeoff operations. Stubbs' research aims to mitigate risks associated with lunar regolith, which poses challenges for future lunar explorers and their equipment.
- ▪Daniel Stubbs is part of NASA's Plume and Aero Environments team at Marshall Space Flight Center.
- ▪He studies the effects of rocket exhaust on lunar regolith to ensure safe landings and takeoffs.
- ▪NASA's Artemis program aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2028 for exploration and scientific discovery.
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4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs Corinne BeckingerPublic Affairs OfficialMay 28, 2026 Article Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. If you’ve driven through a cloud of dust and dirt that temporarily obscured your view, you’ve gotten a partial picture of a potential problem that NASA’s human landing systems for Artemis will face when they land on the Moon. Daniel Stubbs, an aerospace engineer with the Plume and Aero Environments team in the Spacecraft and Vehicle Systems office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, studies and models the interaction between plumes of rocket exhaust and the regolith on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for crew safety and…
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