Artemis I is the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for [...]
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, [...]
