After standing down on the Artemis I launch attempt Saturday, Sept. 3 due to a hydrogen leak, teams have decided to replace the seal on an interface, called the quick disconnect, between the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line on the mobile launcher and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket while at the launch pad. NASA’s Space Launch [...]
A sunrise view of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I on the pad at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 22, 2022. Launch of Artemis I is scheduled for no earlier than Aug. 29, 2022, at 8:33 a.m. EDT. The first in a series of [...]
A sunrise view of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I on the pad at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 22, 2022. Launch of Artemis I is scheduled for no earlier than Aug. 29, 2022, at 8:33 a.m. EDT. The first in a series of [...]
A golden sunrise surrounds NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I on the pad at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 22, 2022. Launch of Artemis I is scheduled for no earlier than Aug. 29, 2022, at 8:33 a.m. EDT. The first in a series of [...]
A full Moon is in view from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2022. The Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher, are being prepared for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for launch. The first in an increasingly [...]
Artemis I payloads are installed inside the Orion Spacecraft ahead of launch
animation scenes depict NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket for a new era of human exploration in deep space. The Artemis I Moon mission is the first integrated flight of SLS and the uncrewed Orion spacecraft. NASA’s iconic Logotype “Worm” logo is on the side of each solid rocket booster. The [...]
This resource reel shows major milestones for NASA’s Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) as it prepared its first flight on the Artemis I mission. Video highlights the SLS roll out to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stacking of the major rocket parts inside Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building, Green [...]
Artemis I mission overview briefing with the following participants: • NASA Administrator Bill Nelson • Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy, NASA Headquarters • Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager, NASA Headquarters • Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis I launch director, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida • John Honeycutt, Space Launch System program [...]
NASA Artemis leadership participated in a media briefing on Friday, Aug. 5, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to provide detailed information on the Artemis I mission timeline and spacecraft operations. The panel included Rick LaBrode, lead Artemis I flight director, Judd Frieling, Artemis I ascent/entry flight director; Debbie Korth, Orion program deputy manager; Philippe Deloo, [...]
