TO THE MOON AND BACK: UL LAFAYETTE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE PREPARED NASA LEADER FOR LUNAR MISSION

LAFAYETTE, La., Sept. 15 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:

A University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumnus helping lead NASA's return to the moon came back to campus Monday to share his journey from engineering student to a key role in the Artemis II mission.

Stephen Damico, a 1999 mechanical engineering graduate, is deputy system manager of NASA's Orion Propulsion System at Johnson Space Center in Houston. During a lecture at the Student Union's Bayou Bijou, he offered a behind-the-scenes look at a career that has included work on the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Artemis programs.

His visit comes as UL Lafayette strengthens its role in aerospace research, education and workfo...