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JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’ Before Artemis II Launch

9 Apr 2026, 19:06 GMT By Rafael Alanis
JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’ Before Artemis II Launch
Credit: Rafael Alanis

Description A container of “lucky peanuts” sits above workstations within the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shortly before the launch of the Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, 2026. Eating peanuts before launches and other major mission events is a longstanding tradition at JPL. The Space Flight Operations Facility operates […] The post JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’ Before Artemis II Launch appeared first on NASA Science .