# Meet three Iowans behind NASA's Artemis II mission

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Podcast: [River to River](https://stenobird.com/podcast/river-to-river-1060576)
Published: 2026-06-26T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/river-to-river/2026-06-26/meet-three-iowans-behind-nasas-artemis-ii-mission
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## Resource

Ten days, a quarter-million miles from Earth and for the first time since 1972, humans flew around the moon. On this archive episode, we hear from three Iowans who were involved in the historic Artemis II mission that was completed on April 11. Madison Tuttle of West Des Moines, Jack Sieleman of Waukee and Alex Brewer of Council Bluffs share about their love of space exploration — whether lifelong or found on the job — and what their roles were in the preparation for and execution of Artemis II. (This show was originally produced April 2026).

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