Tag: Nichole Ayers
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Local Astronaut Nichole Ayers says Artemis II mission is important step toward moon return
As NASA sent four astronauts on a journey around the moon on Wednesday, one Colorado Springs native knows well how complex, but also fun, blasting into space is. A Woodland Park High School and Air Force Academy graduate, Astronaut and Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers considers Colorado Springs and Divide to be home. She’s flown…
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Local Astronaut Nichole Ayers says Artemis II mission is important step toward moon return
As NASA sent four astronauts on a journey around the moon last week, one Woodland Park High School graduate knows well how complex, but also fun, blasting into space is. A WPHS and Air Force Academy graduate, Astronaut and Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers has flown everything from T-38 training aircraft to F-22 fighter jets…