NASA, Canadian Space Agency to Assign Artemis II Moon Astronauts

NASA, Canadian Space Agency to Assign Artemis II Moon Astronauts: NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will announce during an event at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT) on Monday, April 3, from NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon. Traveling aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft during Artemis II, the mission is the first crewed flight test on the agency’s

Artemis 1 signal reacquired after engine burn - View is amazing! 5 December 2022

You will see Earth in a crescent phase after the Orion spacecraft completed its powered flyby burn,sending it on a homeward course.

NASA & ESA Leaders Discuss Distant Retrograde Orbit Departure Burn of Orion Spacecraft

You will hear in this video just how well the Orion spacecraft is working,how hard it has been pushed,and what the difference is between an anomaly and a funny,what the splashdown will be like and how much it can be adjusted for bad weather.

NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft enters distant retrograde orbit around moon

In this video you will see the bright flare when the Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) burn commences.At the beginning of the video,in the right-hand corner you can see the receding Moon in the feed from the Deep Space Network (DSN).This blog suspects that the feed goes in and out as the DSN requires it to with its data requirements.It's working very hard during this demanding mission,with all the data traffic.

NASA Update After Orion’s First Close Flyby of the Moon (Nov. 21, 2022) - News conference

This video includes photos of minor to moderate damage to the Mobile Launch Platform and flame trench that occurred during liftoff of the Space Launch System rocket.Repairs will be made in preparation for Artemis II,the first crewed mission on Orion in a few years'time.There is also a photo of the Snoopy weightlessness detector.

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.

Orion spacecraft trans-lunar injection and separation

Artemis I Stack Ready for Return to the Launch Pad

No earlier than 12:01 am EST on 4 November 2022,the Artemis I stack of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will begin its return from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Space Launch Complex 39B at the NASA Kennedy Space Center,Florida on the mobile launch platform and crawler transporter.The twin solid rocket boosters are ready for flight following testing of the reaction control system and installation of flight batteries.Batteries were also replaced on the Boeing Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS),which had passed a series of tests to confirm its readiness.Confidence checks were also performed on the launch vehicle stage adapter and core stage forward skirt.Charging of secondary payloads on the Orion stage adapter is complete,NASA said in its blog.* Furthermore,teams recharged,replaced and reinstalled several radiation instruments and the crew seat accelerometer inside Orion.Specimens for the space biology payload will be refereshed at Launch Pad 39B.The hatches of the Lockheed Martin Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)and Launch Abort System (LAS) have been closed for rollout,while final closeouts will be made at the pad prior to launch.Launch will occur no sooner than 14 November.* Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Artemis I Launch Postponed

The launch of NASA'S Artemis I uncrewed test flight,scheduled for a launch window beginning 27 September 2022,has been postponed due to inclement weather in the form of Tropical Storm Ian,which is expected to become a hurricane affecting Florida.It looks as though a rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building could be necessary to safeguard the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.This follows successful completion of a tanking test in which a workaround of hydrogen leaks that may crop up was verified.

Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket - a popular NASA video that runs up to the wet dress rehearsal,which was successfully completed.It gives a good sense of how we got to this point.Launch window for the mission is slated to open on 29 August 2022.

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

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Hello,I have just written a blog post called "Orion Program Update:Launch Windows Set for Artemis I Mission - plus a closer look at the Orion capsule".You can find it on another blog I write called The Taylor Star - aerospace & defence,available at the link in the right hand column below or at http://extracontent.blogspot.com Please note that NASA is using Roman numerals for the Artemis missions,so I have corrected my numeration accordingly.

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

Artemis Imagery

Artemis Imagery: Gary Cox describes the imaging systems on board the Orion spacecraft that will enable the earthbound to see the Earth and Moon from deep space during Artemis missions. HWHAP Episode 226.

Using Augmented Reality to Prepare Orion Hardware for Artemis II Crewed Mission

Using Augmented Reality to Prepare Orion Hardware for Artemis II Crewed Mission: Using Augmented Reality to Prepare Orion Hardware for Artemis II Crewed Mission.

"Get Over It":NASA Administrator Bolden-Mars,Science and Industry part 2

There's been a lot of skepticism and carping aimed at NASA's complex and evolutionary post-shuttle manned spaceflight program.A somewhat exasperated NASA official laid out the agency's plans in April 2014 at the Humans 2 Mars Summit at George Washington University.Our goal right now is to have an American orbital capability by 2017,said NASA Administrator Major General Charles F. Bolden,US Marine Corps Retired.SpaceX is only one competitor.It hasn't been chosen yet.*
The US Government can't do everything.We are not gonna get 4% of the Federal budget to go to Mars or any other place.We're gonna have to figure out how to get to Mars on the budget proposed today,plus some modest increases.I believe that's possible.*
The Juno probe is on the way to Jupiter,and New Horizons is on the way to Pluto.We hope to make an announcement on the commercial crew spacecraft by late summer or fall.
We made a decision on manned spaceflight and some people in this room don't like it.We're oh so close to getting a commercial capability.Get over it.This is the path we have chosen.Help us to get it right.We can tweek this.We now have hardware under construction.We need your help.One percent of the Federal budget would be like a gold mine.
Commercial cargo is the first step.We've got to get to commercial crew and do it consistently.We're gonna fly the Orion spacecraft in the fall,General Bolden said.*
Lockheed Martin(LMT),Boeing(BA),Alliant Techsystems(ATK)