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April 12, 2026
Colombian Government Congratulates Colombians Who Worked on Artemis II: The Mission to Reach the Moon
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TL;DR
- Colombia celebrated six citizens' involvement in the Artemis II mission.
- The mission successfully returned humanity to lunar orbit for the first time since 1972.
- Vice President Francia Márquez recognized engineers Diana Trujillo, Liliana Villarreal, and Sara Rengifo, and Iván Ramírez, Juan Felipe García, and Dominic Shettini.
- Liliana Villarreal led the team responsible for recovering the Orion capsule after its splashdown.
- Diana Trujillo, an engineer, has a history of participation in significant NASA missions, including the Perseverance rover.
- Artemis II launched on April 1st and orbited the Moon with a four-astronaut crew, advancing NASA's goals for lunar presence and future Mars missions.