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id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main"> <header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Category: <span>Orion Spacecraft</span></h1> </header> <article id="post-2416" class="post-2416 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft category-space-launch-system tag-integrated-ground-systems-tests tag-mobile-launcher"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2025/01/10/artemis-teams-successfully-test-uninterruptable-power-on-mobile-launcher/" rel="bookmark">Artemis Teams Successfully Test Uninterruptible Power for Mobile Launcher </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2418" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2418" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2418" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2025/01/A2-ISVV-Test-8-completion.jpg" alt="infographic lists the eight verification and validation tests to support Artemis II" width="840" height="649" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2025/01/A2-ISVV-Test-8-completion.jpg 1650w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2025/01/A2-ISVV-Test-8-completion.jpg?resize=300,232 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2025/01/A2-ISVV-Test-8-completion.jpg?resize=768,593 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2025/01/A2-ISVV-Test-8-completion.jpg?resize=1024,791 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2025/01/A2-ISVV-Test-8-completion.jpg?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2025/01/A2-ISVV-Test-8-completion.jpg?resize=1200,927 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2418" class="wp-caption-text">NASA</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, successfully tested the new uninterruptible power supply for mobile launcher 1 while it’s in Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). This marks the next set of </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">integrated ground systems testing</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> the EGS teams are conducting to prepare for the Artemis II crewed mission.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">During this test, engineers </span><a href="https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20241216-MH-FMX01-0001-ISVV-7_Timelapse-M10920" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">turned off the power</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> to the mobile launcher and verified new batteries, which are located in High Bay 3 of the VAB, did not negatively impact any systems. These batteries provide power to the mobile launcher, SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft and allow teams to safe all systems in the unlikely event the structure loses power while it’s inside the VAB. There are similar batteries that are used for the same purpose at Launch Complex 39B, from which crewed Artemis missions will launch. </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis II</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under the Artemis campaign, sending NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day journey around the Moon. </span></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/ajarami1/">Antonia Jaramillo Botero</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2025/01/10/artemis-teams-successfully-test-uninterruptable-power-on-mobile-launcher/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-10T10:31:52-05:00">January 10, 2025 10:31 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-10T10:56:51-05:00">January 10, 2025 10:56 am</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="category tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/space-launch-system/" rel="category tag">Space Launch System</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/integrated-ground-systems-tests/" rel="tag">integrated ground systems tests</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/mobile-launcher/" rel="tag">mobile launcher</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2405" class="post-2405 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft category-space-launch-system tag-artemis-campaign tag-christina-koch tag-integrated-ground-systems-tests tag-jeremy-hansen tag-launch-control-center tag-launch-countdown-simulation tag-moon tag-reid-wiseman tag-sls tag-victor-glover"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/12/19/artemis-launch-team-successfully-test-upgraded-launch-software/" rel="bookmark">Artemis Launch Team Successfully Test Upgraded Launch Software</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2406" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2406" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2406" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/KSC-20241206-PH-KLS02_0118large.jpg" alt="Members of the Artemis launch team participate in an Artemis II Terminal Count Simulation in Firing Room 1 inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Teams practiced running through the last hours of launch countdown as part of an integrated ground systems test the Exploration Ground Systems team is undergoing to prepare for Artemis II. This particular operation focused on testing the updated launch control system software the Artemis launch team uses to launch the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft." width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/KSC-20241206-PH-KLS02_0118large.jpg 1920w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/KSC-20241206-PH-KLS02_0118large.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/KSC-20241206-PH-KLS02_0118large.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/KSC-20241206-PH-KLS02_0118large.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/KSC-20241206-PH-KLS02_0118large.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/KSC-20241206-PH-KLS02_0118large.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2406" class="wp-caption-text">Members of the Artemis launch team participate in an Artemis II Terminal Count Simulation in Firing Room 1 inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida successfully tested the launch control system, the software used to launch the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis Moon missions. The evaluations, which took place in the firing rooms of Kennedy’s Launch Control Center, included testing that software, audio, and imagery displays </span><span data-contrast="auto">function </span><span data-contrast="auto">well together, as well as practicing a launch pad-abort scenario. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Engineers with </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/"><span data-contrast="none">Exploration Ground Systems</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> (EGS) Program </span><span data-contrast="auto">divided the test into two parts: </span><span data-contrast="auto">teams first ensured the software the Artemis launch team uses can handle multiple inputs at the same time. Following software testing, teams performed a launch countdown simulation starting at T-minus </span><span data-contrast="auto">2 hours and 30 minutes until li</span><span data-contrast="auto">ftoff, which included testing</span> <span data-contrast="auto">the “abort switch,” a switch only the launch director and assistant launch director can flip in the event an abort at the launch pad is needed.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This marks the next set of </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2/"><span data-contrast="none">integrated ground systems test</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">s NASA completed to prepare for the Artemis II mission. </span><span data-contrast="none">The </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis II</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under the Artemis campaign, sending NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day journey around the Moon.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-2407 size-large" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/Test-123457.png?w=840" alt="Artemis II Ground Systems Testing chart." width="840" height="649" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/Test-123457.png 1650w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/Test-123457.png?resize=300,232 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/Test-123457.png?resize=768,593 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/Test-123457.png?resize=1024,791 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/Test-123457.png?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/12/Test-123457.png?resize=1200,927 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/ajarami1/">Antonia Jaramillo Botero</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/12/19/artemis-launch-team-successfully-test-upgraded-launch-software/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-19T08:55:43-05:00">December 19, 2024 8:55 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-19T16:46:22-05:00">December 19, 2024 4:46 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="category tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/space-launch-system/" rel="category tag">Space Launch System</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/artemis-campaign/" rel="tag">Artemis campaign</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/christina-koch/" rel="tag">Christina Koch</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/integrated-ground-systems-tests/" rel="tag">integrated ground systems tests</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/jeremy-hansen/" rel="tag">Jeremy Hansen</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/launch-control-center/" rel="tag">Launch Control Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/launch-countdown-simulation/" rel="tag">launch countdown simulation</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/moon/" rel="tag">moon</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/reid-wiseman/" rel="tag">Reid Wiseman</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/sls/" rel="tag">SLS</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/victor-glover/" rel="tag">Victor Glover</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2394" class="post-2394 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft category-space-launch-system tag-booster-segments tag-egs tag-mobile-launcher tag-moon-rocket tag-rocket-integration tag-sls tag-vab"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/11/20/nasa-stacks-first-artemis-ii-segment-on-mobile-launcher/" rel="bookmark">NASA Stacks First Artemis II Segment on Mobile Launcher</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2400" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2400" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2400" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg" alt="Engineers and technicians with the Exploration Ground Systems Program stack the first Moon rocket segment – the left aft assembly for the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket booster onto mobile launcher 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024." width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg 8192w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/11/KSC-20241120-PH-GEB01_0016_b6857f.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2400" class="wp-caption-text">Engineers and technicians with the Exploration Ground Systems Program stack the first Moon rocket segment – the left aft assembly for the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket booster onto mobile launcher 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Photo credit: NASA/Glenn Benson</figcaption></figure> <p>Engineers and technicians inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida stacked the first segment of the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II</a> SLS (Space Launch System) rocket boosters onto mobile launcher 1.</p> <p>Comprising 10 segments total – five segments for each booster – the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system/">SLS</a> solid rocket boosters arrived via train to NASA Kennedy in September 2023 from Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility in Utah. The booster segments underwent processing in the spaceport’s Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility before being transferred to the NASA’s iconic <a href="https://www3.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/vabfactsheet_mar2019.pdf">VAB</a> for stacking operations.</p> <p>Technicians inside the 525-foot-tall facility used an overhead crane to lift the left aft assembly onto the mobile launcher. Up next, workers will install the right aft assembly, placing it carefully onto the 380-foot-tall structure used to process, assemble, and launch the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft.</p> <p>The first components of the Artemis II Moon rocket to be stacked, the solid rocket boosters will help support the remaining rocket segments and the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/orion-spacecraft/">Orion spacecraft</a> during final assembly. At launch, the 177-foot-tall twin solid rocket boosters provide more than 75 percent of the total SLS thrust during liftoff from NASA Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39B.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/jpcosta1/">Jason Costa</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/11/20/nasa-stacks-first-artemis-ii-segment-on-mobile-launcher/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-20T15:42:09-05:00">November 20, 2024 3:42 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-20T15:43:45-05:00">November 20, 2024 3:43 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="category tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/space-launch-system/" rel="category tag">Space Launch System</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/booster-segments/" rel="tag">booster segments</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/egs/" rel="tag">EGS</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/mobile-launcher/" rel="tag">mobile launcher</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/moon-rocket/" rel="tag">Moon rocket</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/rocket-integration/" rel="tag">rocket integration</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/sls/" rel="tag">SLS</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/vab/" rel="tag">VAB</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2306" class="post-2306 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft category-space-launch-system tag-artemis-ii tag-core-stage tag-michoud-assembly-facility tag-space-launch-system"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/24/nasas-rocket-on-roll-core-stage-arrives-at-vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="bookmark">NASA’s Rocket On Roll: Core Stage Arrives at Vehicle Assembly Building</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2320" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2320" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2320" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg" alt="After completing its journey from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans aboard the Pegasus barge, teams with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) transport the agency’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) core stage to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Once inside, SLS will be prepared for integration atop the mobile launcher ahead of the Artemis II launch. " width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg 6720w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20240724-PH-ILW01_0223.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2320" class="wp-caption-text">After completing its journey from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans aboard the Pegasus barge, teams with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) transport the agency’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) core stage to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Photo credit: NASA/Isaac Watson</figcaption></figure> <p>NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/space-launch-system-core-stage/#:~:text=NASA%E2%80%99s%20Space%20Launch%20System%20%28SLS%29%20core%20stage%20is,the%20avionics%20needed%20to%20control%20the%20rocket%E2%80%99s%20flight." target="_blank" rel="noopener">core stage</a> for the Artemis II mission is inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.</p> <p>Tugboats and towing vessels moved the barge and core stage 900-miles to the Florida spaceport <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-ships-moon-rocket-stage-ahead-of-first-crewed-artemis-flight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility</a> in New Orleans, where it was manufactured and assembled.</p> <p>Team members with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program safely transferred the 212-foot-tall core stage from the agency’s Pegasus barge, which arrived at NASA Kennedy’s Complex 39 turn basin wharf on July 23, onto the self-propelled module transporter, which is used to move large elements of hardware. It was then rolled to the Vehicle Assembly Building transfer aisle where teams will process it until it is ready for rocket stacking operations.</p> <p>In the coming months, teams will integrate the rocket core stage atop the mobile launcher with the additional Artemis II flight hardware, including the twin solid rocket boosters, launch vehicle stage adapter, and the Orion spacecraft.</p> <p>The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under the Artemis campaign, sending NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman, as well as CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/jpcosta1/">Jason Costa</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/24/nasas-rocket-on-roll-core-stage-arrives-at-vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-24T12:45:13-04:00">July 24, 2024 12:45 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-07-24T13:03:54-04:00">July 24, 2024 1:03 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="category tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy/" rel="category tag">Kennedy</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/space-launch-system/" rel="category tag">Space Launch System</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/artemis-ii/" rel="tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/core-stage/" rel="tag">Core stage</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/michoud-assembly-facility/" rel="tag">Michoud Assembly Facility</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/space-launch-system/" rel="tag">Space Launch System</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2302" class="post-2302 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft category-space-launch-system tag-artemis-ii tag-core-stage tag-pegasus-barge tag-space-launch-system"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/23/nasas-artemis-rocket-core-stage-journeys-to-florida/" rel="bookmark">NASA’s Artemis Rocket Core Stage Journeys to Florida</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2314" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2314" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-2314 size-full" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg" alt="Image shows NASA's Pegasus barge carrying the core stage for the Artemis II launch" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg 6172w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg?resize=768,507 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg?resize=1024,676 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg?resize=1536,1015 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg?resize=2048,1353 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Artemis-II-Core-Stage-Arrival-at-Kennedy.jpg?resize=1200,793 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2314" class="wp-caption-text">NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the agency’s massive SLS (Space Launch System) core stage, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in Florida on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, after journeying from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The core stage is the next piece of Artemis hardware to arrive at the spaceport and will be offloaded and moved to NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be prepared for integration ahead of the Artemis II launch. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</figcaption></figure> <p>NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/space-launch-system-core-stage/#:~:text=NASA%E2%80%99s%20Space%20Launch%20System%20%28SLS%29%20core%20stage%20is,the%20avionics%20needed%20to%20control%20the%20rocket%E2%80%99s%20flight." target="_blank" rel="noopener">core stage</a> for the Artemis II mission arrived on Tuesday, July 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The core stage will help power SLS when it launches four astronauts around the Moon for the first crewed flight of SLS and the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II test flight.</p> <p>The core stage, aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-ships-moon-rocket-stage-ahead-of-first-crewed-artemis-flight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traveled</a> from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and spent seven days coasting through the Gulf of Mexico and then the Atlantic Ocean before arriving at NASA Kennedy’s Complex 39 turn basin wharf.</p> <p>The 212-foot-tall SLS core stage, its propellant tanks, avionics, flight computer systems, and four RS-25 engines, were manufactured and assembled at NASA Michoud. Now, teams with NASA Kennedy’s Exploration Ground Systems Program will prepare the rocket stage for integration ahead of launch.</p> <p>The only rocket that can send the Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon on a single launch is the Space Launch System. Its core stage provides more than two million pounds of thrust and the whole rocket provides 8.8 million pounds of thrust to launch Artemis II to the Moon.</p> <p>Up next, the core stage will roll to NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building, where teams will process it until it is ready for rocket stacking operations.</p> <p>Follow the livestream of the core stage offload <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@KSCNewsroom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online</a> expected to begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/enilesca/">Elyna Niles-Carnes</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/23/nasas-artemis-rocket-core-stage-journeys-to-florida/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-07-23T11:38:32-04:00">July 23, 2024 11:38 am</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="category tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy/" rel="category tag">Kennedy</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/space-launch-system/" rel="category tag">Space Launch System</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/artemis-ii/" rel="tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/core-stage/" rel="tag">Core stage</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/pegasus-barge/" rel="tag">Pegasus barge</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/space-launch-system/" rel="tag">Space Launch System</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2283" class="post-2283 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft category-space-launch-system tag-artemis-ii tag-orion-crew-module tag-orion"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/06/28/nasas-artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-prepares-for-vacuum-testing/" rel="bookmark">NASA’s Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Prepares for Vacuum Testing</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2290" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2290" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2290" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg" alt="The Artemis II Orion spacecraft is pictured surrounded by the metal walls of the altitude chamber" width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg 6000w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/KSC-20240628-PH-RDS01_0002orig-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2290" class="wp-caption-text">Technicians used a 30-ton crane to lift NASA’s Orion spacecraft on Friday, June 28, 2024, from the Final Assembly and System Testing (FAST) cell to the altitude chamber inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft, which will be used for the Artemis II mission to orbit the Moon, underwent leak checks and end-to-end performance verification of the vehicle’s subsystems.</figcaption></figure> <p>NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission was lifted out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell on June 28 inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The integrated spacecraft has been undergoing final rounds of testing and assembly, including end-to-end performance verification of its subsystems and checking for leaks in its propulsion systems.</p> <p>A 30-ton <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/orion/new-crane-ready-to-support-new-ride-for-nasas-artemis-ii-mission/">crane</a> returned Orion into the recently renovated <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/altitude-chamber-gets-upgrade-for-artemis-ii-spacecraft-testing-begins/#:~:text=On%20April%204%2C%202024%2C%20a,electromagnetic%20compatibility%20and%20interference%20testing.">altitude chamber</a> where it underwent <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/04/30/nasas-artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-completes-electromagnetic-testing/">electromagnetic testing</a>. The spacecraft now will undergo a series of vacuum chamber qualification testing. The tests will subject the spacecraft to a near-vacuum environment by removing air, thus creating a space where the pressure is extremely low. This results in no atmosphere, similar to the one the spacecraft will experience during future lunar missions.</p> <p>Testing will span approximately a week, with technicians collecting data from the spacecraft’s chamber, cabin, and the environmental control and life support system to test spacesuit functionality. The data recorded during these tests will be used to qualify the spacecraft to safely fly the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II</a> astronauts through the harsh environment of space.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/atankers/">Allison Tankersley</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/06/28/nasas-artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-prepares-for-vacuum-testing/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-28T12:55:27-04:00">June 28, 2024 12:55 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-07-03T15:20:57-04:00">July 3, 2024 3:20 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="category tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy/" rel="category tag">Kennedy</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/space-launch-system/" rel="category tag">Space Launch System</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/artemis-ii/" rel="tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/orion-crew-module/" rel="tag">Orion crew module</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/orion/" rel="tag">Orion spacecraft</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2270" class="post-2270 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft tag-fast-cell tag-final-assembly-and-system-testing tag-neil-a-armstrong-operations-and-checkout-oc-building"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/04/30/nasas-artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-completes-electromagnetic-testing/" rel="bookmark">NASA’s Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Completes Electromagnetic Testing</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2271" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2271" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2271" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg" alt="After completing electromagnetic compatibility and interference testing, the Artemis II Orion spacecraft is returned to the FAST cell via crane inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, April 27, 2024." width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg 5472w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/04/IMG_7881.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2271" class="wp-caption-text">After completing electromagnetic compatibility and interference testing, the Artemis II Orion spacecraft is returned to the FAST cell via crane inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photo credit: Amanda Stevenson</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="none">On Friday, April 26, engineers completed a series of electromagnetic tests on the integrated Orion crew and service module for NASA’s </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis II mission</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">During testing, </span><span data-contrast="auto">engineers subjected the spacecraft to electromagnetic energy using wave guides, amplifiers, and antenna horns while inside an </span><a href="http://altitude%20chamber./"><span data-contrast="none">altitude chamber</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The test helps verify that all of Orion’s electronic systems can work in sync and safeguards against potential malfunctions caused by electromagnetic disturbances in the harsh and complex environment of space. </span><span data-contrast="none">Engineers will analyze the data collected during testing to ensure</span><span data-contrast="none"> all systems on Orion are not disturbed by electromagnetic energy and the spacecraft is ready to safely fly the crew around the Moon.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The team returned the spacecraft to the</span><span data-contrast="none"> Final Assembly and System Testing, or FAST cell inside the O&C building following electromagnetic testing </span><span data-contrast="none">for additional work in preparation for further performance testing inside the vacuum chamber later this summer. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/atankers/">Allison Tankersley</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/04/30/nasas-artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-completes-electromagnetic-testing/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-30T15:32:20-04:00">April 30, 2024 3:32 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-04-30T15:48:43-04:00">April 30, 2024 3:48 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/fast-cell/" rel="tag">FAST cell</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/final-assembly-and-system-testing/" rel="tag">Final Assembly and System Testing</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/neil-a-armstrong-operations-and-checkout-oc-building/" rel="tag">Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2090" class="post-2090 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-nasa category-orion-spacecraft tag-moon-to-mars tag-neil-armstrong-operations-and-checkout-building tag-orion-crew-module tag-orion-service-module"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/10/23/artemis-ii-orion-crew-and-service-modules-joined-together/" rel="bookmark">Artemis II Orion Crew and Service Modules Joined Together</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2091" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2091" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-2091 size-full" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-scaled.jpg" alt="Mating of the crew and service modules for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft was recently completed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. " width="2560" height="1437" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-300x168.jpg 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-768x431.jpg 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/10/IMG_5300-1200x674.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2091" class="wp-caption-text">Intergration of the crew and service modules for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft was recently completed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA</figcaption></figure> <p>On Oct. 19<strong>, </strong>the Orion crew and service modules for the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II</a> mission were joined together inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.</p> <p>After successfully completing hardware installations and testing over the past several months, engineers connected the two major components of Orion that will fly NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a mission around the Moon and bring them home safely.</p> <p>Now that the crew and service modules are integrated, the team will power up the combined crew and service module for the first time. After power on tests are complete, Orion will begin altitude chamber testing, which will put the spacecraft through conditions as close as possible to the environment it will experience in the vacuum of deep space.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/jpcosta1/">Jason Costa</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/10/23/artemis-ii-orion-crew-and-service-modules-joined-together/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-23T10:59:54-04:00">October 23, 2023 10:59 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-11-06T13:09:44-05:00">November 6, 2023 1:09 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center-2/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/nasa/" rel="category tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/moon-to-mars/" rel="tag">Moon to Mars</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/neil-armstrong-operations-and-checkout-building/" rel="tag">Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/orion-crew-module/" rel="tag">Orion crew module</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/orion-service-module/" rel="tag">Orion service module</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2058" class="post-2058 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-orion-spacecraft category-space-launch-system tag-artemis-ii tag-christina-koch tag-core-stage tag-jeremy-hansen tag-maf tag-marshall-space-flight-center tag-michoud-assembly-facility tag-moon tag-msfc tag-orion tag-reid-wiseman tag-rs-25 tag-sls tag-space-launch-system tag-victor-glover"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/09/13/first-rs-25-engine-installed-to-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-rocket/" rel="bookmark">First RS-25 Engine Installed to NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2060" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2060" style="width: 7935px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2060" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg" alt="Engineers and technicians from Aerojet Rocketdyne and Boeing at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have installed the first of four RS-25 engines to the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket that will help power the first crewed Artemis mission to the Moon. The yellow core stage is seen in a horizontal position in the final assembly area at Michoud. One RS-25 engine, engine number E2059, has been installed in the top left corner at the base of the 212-foot-tall core stage." width="7935" height="5290" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg 7935w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/MAF_20230911_CS2_FirstEngineInstall_03-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2060" class="wp-caption-text">Engineers and technicians from Aerojet Rocketdyne and Boeing at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have installed the first of four RS-25 engines to the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket that will help power the first crewed Artemis mission to the Moon. The yellow core stage is seen in a horizontal position in the final assembly area at Michoud. One RS-25 engine, engine number E2059, has been installed in the top left corner at the base of the 212-foot-tall core stage. Photo credit: NASA</figcaption></figure> <p>Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have installed the first of four RS-25 engines on the core stage of the agency’s <a href="http://nasa.gov/sls">SLS (Space Launch System)</a> rocket that will help power NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission to the Moon. During <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii">Artemis II</a>, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will launch on SLS and journey around the Moon inside the Orion spacecraft during an approximately 10-day mission in preparation for future lunar missions.</p> <p>The Sept. 11 engine installation follows the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/nasa-connects-all-major-structures-of-artemis-ii-moon-rocket-core-stage.html">joining of all five major structures</a> that make up the SLS core stage earlier this spring. NASA, lead RS-25 engines contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3 Harris Technologies company, and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor, will continue integrating the remaining three engines into the stage and installing the propulsion and electrical systems within the structure.</p> <p>All four RS-25 engines are located at the base of the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/infographics/corestage101.html">core stage</a> within the engine section, which protects the engines from the extreme temperatures during launch and has an aerodynamic boat tail fairing to channel airflow. During launch and flight, the four engines will fire nonstop for over eight minutes, consuming propellant from the core stage’s two massive propellant tanks at a rate of 1,500 gallons (5,678 liters) per second.</p> <p>Each SLS engine has a different <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/space-launch-system-engines-launching-artemis-astronauts-to-the-moon.html">serial number</a>. The serial number for the engine installed Sept. 11 in position two on the core stage is E2059. It along with the engine in position one, E2047, previously flew on space shuttle flights. E2047 is the most veteran engine of the entire set flying on Artemis II with 15 shuttle flights, including STS-98, which delivered the Destiny Laboratory Module to the International Space Station in 2001. The engines installed in positions three and four (E2062 and E2063) are new engines that include previously flown hardware.</p> <p>NASA is working to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon under Artemis. SLS is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration, along with Orion and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon, and commercial human landing systems. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon in a single mission.</p> <p>For more on NASA SLS visit:</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/sls">https://www.nasa.gov/sls</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/author/lmohon/">Lee Mohon</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/09/13/first-rs-25-engine-installed-to-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-rocket/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-13T11:54:09-04:00">September 13, 2023 11:54 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-13T12:23:12-04:00">September 13, 2023 12:23 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis-ii/" rel="category tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/orion-spacecraft/" rel="category tag">Orion Spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/space-launch-system/" rel="category tag">Space Launch System</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/artemis-ii/" rel="tag">Artemis II</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/christina-koch/" rel="tag">Christina Koch</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/core-stage/" rel="tag">Core stage</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/jeremy-hansen/" rel="tag">Jeremy Hansen</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/maf/" rel="tag">MAF</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/marshall-space-flight-center/" rel="tag">Marshall Space Flight Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/michoud-assembly-facility/" rel="tag">Michoud Assembly Facility</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/moon/" rel="tag">moon</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/msfc/" rel="tag">MSFC</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/orion/" rel="tag">Orion spacecraft</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/reid-wiseman/" rel="tag">Reid Wiseman</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/rs-25/" rel="tag">RS-25</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/sls/" rel="tag">SLS</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/space-launch-system/" rel="tag">Space Launch System</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/victor-glover/" rel="tag">Victor Glover</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2040" class="post-2040 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-orion-spacecraft tag-acoustic-test tag-artemis-ii tag-artemis-ii-astronauts tag-moon-to-mars tag-orion"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/08/15/artemis-ii-orion-crew-module-acoustic-testing-complete/" rel="bookmark">Artemis II Orion Crew Module Acoustic Testing Complete</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2042" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2042" style="width: 1920px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2042" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/Artemis-II-Astronauts-with-Orion.jpg" alt="Artemis II crew members, shown inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, check out their Orion crew module on Aug. 8, 2023. From left are: Victor Glover, pilot; Reid Wiseman, commander; Christina Hammock Koch, mission specialist; and Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist. The crew module is undergoing acoustic testing ahead of integration with the European Service Module. Artemis II is the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term lunar presence for science and exploration under Artemis. " width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/Artemis-II-Astronauts-with-Orion.jpg 1920w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/Artemis-II-Astronauts-with-Orion.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/Artemis-II-Astronauts-with-Orion.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/Artemis-II-Astronauts-with-Orion.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/Artemis-II-Astronauts-with-Orion.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/Artemis-II-Astronauts-with-Orion.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2042" class="wp-caption-text">Artemis II crew members, shown inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, check out their Orion crew module on Aug. 8, 2023. From left are: Victor Glover, pilot; Reid Wiseman, commander; Christina Hammock Koch, mission specialist; and Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist. The crew module is undergoing acoustic testing ahead of integration with the European Service Module. Artemis II is the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term lunar presence for science and exploration under Artemis. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</figcaption></figure> <p>On Aug. 13, engineers and technicians inside the high bay of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida successfully completed a series of acoustic tests to ensure the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii">Artemis II</a> mission can withstand the speed and vibration it will experience during launch and throughout the 10-day mission around the Moon, the first Artemis mission with astronauts.</p> <p>During the testing, engineers surrounded the crew module with large stacks of speakers, and attached microphones, accelerometers, and other equipment to measure the effects of different acoustic levels. Engineers and technicians will now analyze the data collected during the tests.</p> <p>Prior to testing, the four Artemis II astronauts visited the high bay and viewed their ride to the Moon. 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