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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

NASA Reschedules Artemis I Launch

Following the cancelation of launch because of Hurricane Ian,NASA has rescheduled the Artemis I launch of the Orion spacecraft on the new Space Launch System rocket for a lauch window opening on 14 November 2022 from Space Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center,Florida.Launch will take place at 12:07 am Eastern.Backup dates are 14 and 19 November 2022.With a 14 November launch,the mission around the Moon will last about 25.5 days,and splashdown in the Pacific will occur on 9 December* Standard maintenance will be conducted in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB),including minor repairs on the thermal protection system;recharging and replacement of batteries;reinstalling secondary payloads;and servicing the flight termination system,before rollback to Pad 39B no earlier than 4 November.

Artemis I Update 27 September 2022

On Monday,NASA decided that a rollback from Space Launch Complex 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building was necessary because of threatening weather from Hurricane Ian.Not only does it put the Orion spacecraft/Space Launch System rocket stack at risk;there is also the necessity to give staff members time to prepare themselves and their families for the imminent emergency.So the rollback began at about 11 p.m. on 26 September.This postponement may result in delaying the next launch window for the uncrewed test flight till November.

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