This Little Village native helped Artemis II go around the moon. Now he wants to see the stars for himself.

Joseph Gonzalez played an integral role in Artemis II, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century that dawned a new age of space exploration earlier this month. For the historic mission, Gonzalez spent nearly 10 years helping develop the technology that ultimately made the expedition a success.

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