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

Moon Minute: Space Radiation - YouTube - NASA Kennedy Space Center - Orion Program Update - astrophysics

The Orion Capsule has a special area where astronauts can take refuge from Solar radiation and Galactic Cosmic Rays.This will also be a concern on the lunar surface.*Artemis II is slated for a launch date of September 2025 aboard the Space Launch System Rocket.The mission 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.

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.

The Big Build: Watch the Giant Core Stage for SLS Moon Rocket Come Together - YouTube - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Boeing builds the SLS rocket and Aerojet Rocketdyne builds the RS-25 advanced Space Shuttle main engines.*Boeing (BA),Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (AJRD)*Artemis II is slated for a September 2025 luanch.The mission will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

Watch Al Roker get astronaut training with NASA's Artemis crew - YouTube - Today

Today weatherman and personality Al Roker meets the Artemis II crew.The mission is slated for a September 2025 launch.It will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

NASA Discusses Upcoming Artemis Crew Missions (Jan. 09, 2024) - starts at 5:17

New Timetable for Artemis Crewed Missions:Artemis II - September 2025;Artemis III Lunar landing:September 2026 Why:Analysis of Artemis I data brought certain potential flaws to NASA's attention.Specifically,1.A small amount of charring that they hadn't expected occurred on the Orion heat shield,and they need to work through that to be comfortable with crew safety.2.A circuit issue with the life support system needs to be worked through.3.An issue with the launch abort system was identified and needs to be resolved.4.SpaceX has had setbacks with its Starship spacecraft,which is to serve as the lunar lander for the Artemis III astronauts.They need more time to process the issues and will do an uncrewed test with Starship landing on the Moon and then returning to Earth.The first priority is astronaut safety.We're not going till we're ready,NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said.He doesn't think China will get astronauts to the Moon first.NASA and its industry partners are comfortable with the new schedule.

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Meet the Canadian Space Agency's newest astronauts

Astronaut Jenni Gibbons has been selected to be Astronaut Jeremy Hansen's backup for the Artemis II mission,slated to fly Nno sooner than November 2024.This will ensure that a Canadian Astronaut will participate in the mission,in accord with an agreement with NASA.Astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been selected to fly on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on its first regular ISS mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.This is to launch no sooner than early 2025.

Watch Moon Rocket for Crewed Artemis II Mission Come Together

The Artemis II mission is slated for a November 2024 launch.

NASA Artemis II launch pad's water deluge system tested for November 2024 launch

The sound suppression water system provides protection from the shock waves generated by the Space Launch System rocket at liftoff by reducing acoustic energy.As engine exhaust gases collide with the ambient air,they produce shock waves that could potentially harm the launch vehicle,payloads and crew.

Artemis II astronauts visit European Service Module-2 - ESA

The Artemis II mission is slated to launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Launch Complex 39B in November 2024.The voyage will take the astronauts farther away from Earth than ever before,surpassing the current record held by Apollo 13 by reaching an expected maximum altitude of 8889 km/5523 mi above the Moon's surface.

NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Preparations: Latest News and Updates (Official NASA Briefing) - slated for launch in November 2024

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NASA Unboxes RS-25 Engines for the First Crewed Artemis Mission - posted by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

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Watch Moon Rocket for Crewed Artemis II Mission Come Together - posted by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

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Here are the Artemis II astronauts that will fly around the Moon and even beyond it

The Artemis II mission will take astronauts 4600 mi/7402.9 km past the dark side of the Moon,which is farther into the solar system than humans have ever gone before.

Wyche Artemis II timeline - The Washington Post Live - When will Artemis II launch?