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: 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 Orion Vac Chamber Lift and Load Operations April 2024 - YouTube - Orion Program Update - no sound

On 4 April 2024,a team lifted the Artemis II Orion spacecraft,including the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and European Service Module,into a vacuum chamber inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center,where it underwent electromagnetic compatability and interference testing.Artemis II will take astronauts around the Moon and farther from Earth than ever before.It is slated for launch no earlier than November 2024.*Lockheed Martin (LMT),Airbus SE (OTCM:EADSY)

Artemis II | European Service Module perspective - animation

The mission is slated to launch in November 2024.It is expected take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

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.

Orion splashdown

You will see some flaring out the window of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle during re-entry and a tranquil splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Baja California,Mexico.Some time lapse sequences and animation are included.

See NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft, Moon and Earth in same shot during close approach

What you will see in this video is mostly the European Service Module to your left;the small,blue marbled Earth in the center;and the large,grey Moon on the right.At the end of the video,you will see an amazing shot of the small Earth disappearing beind the big Moon.

Preview of Artemis I Powered Flyby of Orion Around the Moon (Official NASA Briefing) on 21 November

Artemis 1 Countdown Live! - Clearer image

Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Spacecraft - How Orion was processed for the Artemis I mission

NASA Previews Artemis I Mission to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast) - detailed overview of the mission

Meet NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

Meet NASA’s Orion Spacecraft: Orion, NASA’s newest spacecraft built for humans, is developed to be capable of sending astronauts to the Moon and is a key part of eventually sending them on to Mars.

Artemis I: We Are Capable

NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission - Testing completed

NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission: NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, June 24, to discuss next steps for the Artemis I mission with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Space