Allison Mjoen, operations manager for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program, has spent 20 years at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida supporting the Space Shuttle Program, the International Space Station and now Artemis, according to a NASA profile published Oct. 16, 2026. She coordinates spacecraft offline operations, developing integration plans and overseeing ground processing for Artemis boosters and the Orion spacecraft alongside senior vehicle operations manager Matt Czech.

Mjoen began as a flight crew systems engineer with United Space Alliance, handling mission-specific cabin configurations including food, spacesuits, cargo and payloads. After the shuttle retired, she worked as a payload integration engineer for the station, then in the Project Office on the Test and Operations Support Contract, later serving as Spacecraft Payloads Integration and Evolution Element lead for Artemis I. She describes April 1, 2026, watching an SLS launch with her children as a moment she would never forget.

Reflecting on the first Apollo Moon landing, Mjoen said Artemis is creating a similar moment for a new generation, "and this time to stay." NASA credits the profile to communication strategist Matina Douzenis.