From the Team: Recovering the Artemis Spacecraft & Crew - YouTube - Orion Program Update - 13 DEC 2024

This week in 2022,the NASA Exploration Ground Systems Landing and Recovery Team and partners with the Department of Defense recovered a mock-up of the Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean.Since then,teams and the Artemis II astronauts conducted Underway Recovery Test 11 in 2023 where they practiced reovering crew and the Orion spacecraft.Further tests are planned.*The Artemis II mission will launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center in April 2026.Its 10 day mission around the Moon will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.Crew members are NASA Commander Reid Wiseman,NASA Pilot Victor Glover,NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and CSA Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.*The recovery ship will be a Landing Dock Ship such as the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49).Landing Dock Ships are amphibious warfare ships equipped with a well deck for launching and recovering amphibious landing craft.*In this video,meet some of the Landing and Recovery team members.*Lockheed Martin (LMT)*Text by NASA Kennedy and edited and augmented by Andrew Taylor

Artemis II Rocket Stacking Begins at NASA's Kennedy Space Center - YouTube - Orion Program Update - O6 December 2024

Engineers and techinicians with the NASA Exploration Ground Systems Program completed stacking of the first Moon rocket segment-the left and right aft assemblies for the agencie's Artemis II Boeing Space and Defense Space Launch System solid rocket boosters (SRB)-onto Mobile Launcher I in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).The first of 10 booster segments will help support the remaining rocket components,the Orion spacecraft and the European Service Module during final assembly of the Artemis II Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft and Boeing Space and Defense Space Launch System rocket.Liftoff will be from Space Launch Complex 39B at Nasa Kennedy Space Center in April 2026.Note:Because of heat shield damage found on the Artemis I Orion spacecraft,it took engineers several months to devise a correction for the problem.Hence the mission will be delayed from November 2025 to April 2026.It will send humans farther from Earth than ever before.The Artemis II crew consists of NASA Commander Reid Wiseman,NASA Pilot Victor Glover,NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch,and CSA Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.*Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)*Text by NASA Kennedy and edited and augmented by Andrew Taylor

Artemis II Astronauts Get Hands On with Orion - YouTube - Lockheed Martin - Orion Program Update

Lockheed Martin Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (LMT)*The Artemis II mission is slated for a November 2025 launch on the Space Launch System Rocket,supported by the European Service Module.It will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

Moon Minute: Orion Mating + Mobile Launcher Testing - YouTube - 9 AUG 2024 - Orion Program Update

Several milestones occurred recently at NASA Kennedy Space Center:1.The Orion Capsule and European Service Module were mated in the Vehicle Assembly Building.2.The 10 twin Solid Rocket Boosters motor segments arrived at KSC by rail from Utah,traveling across eight states in special containers.3.The sound suppression water system was tested atop the Mobile Launch Platform on its deck,flame hole and pad deflector.This will assure the safety of crew;Orion Spacecraft and European Service Module;Space Launch System rocket and launch infrastructure during liftoff,dissipating pressure and sound.The crew consists of NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman,commander;NASA Astronaut Victor Glover,pilot;NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and CSA Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.The mission is slated for a September 2025 launch and will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

NASA’s Rocket On Roll: Artemis II Core Stage Arrives at Vehicle Assembly Building - YouTube - Orion Program Update

1 August 2024-NASA's Boeing Core Stage is now inside KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building.Tug boats and towing vessels moved the Core Stage on the Pegasus barge from NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where it was assembled and manufactured.In the coming months,teams will integrate the Core Stage atop the Mobile Launcher with additional rocket hardware,including the twin solid rocket boosters;launch vehicle stage adapter;and the Orion spacecraft.The mission is slated for a September 2025 launch and will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.*Text by NASA and edited by Andrew Taylor*Boeing (BA)*The crew consists of NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman,NASA Astronaut Victor Glover,NASA Astronaut Christina Koch and CSA Astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

Artemis II Progress at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center - YouTube - Orion Program Update

The mission is slated for a September 2025 launch.It will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

A New Target Launch Date for Our Boeing Crew Flight Test on This Week @NASA - YouTube

Success and Preparation - YouTube - Orion Program Update

A recap of the flawless Artemis I mission and a look ahead to Artemis II.Artemis II is slated for a launch no earlier than November 2025.It will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

First-of-its-kind SLS Payload Adapter Finishes Assembly at NASA Marshall - YouTube - Orion Program Update

Teams at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama completed a new payload adapter and readied it for structural testing,set to begin later this spring.This marks a critical milestone on the journey to the hardware's debut on the upgraded Block 1B configuration of the NASA SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with Artemis IV.The composite payload adapter is an evolution from the Orion stage adapter used in the Block 1 configuration of the first three Artemis missions.*Boeing (BA)