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class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main"> <header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Tag: <span>Exploration Ground Systems</span></h1> </header> <article id="post-2378" class="post-2378 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 category-uncategorized tag-artemis-ii tag-crawler-transporter tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-kennedy-space-center tag-mobile-launcher tag-vehicle-assembly-building"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/10/04/nasas-mobile-launcher-back-at-vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="bookmark">NASA’s Mobile Launcher Back at Vehicle Assembly Building</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2380" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2380" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-2380" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg?w=840" alt="" width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg 6720w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241003-PH-CSH01_0005.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2380" class="wp-caption-text">NASA’s mobile launcher 1 atop the spaceport’s crawler is transported inside the agency’s Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of integration of the Artemis II Moon rocket on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. The mobile launcher will be used to assemble, process, and launch NASA’s SLS (Space Launch Systems) and Orion spacecraft to the Moon and beyond. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky</figcaption></figure> <p>After spending several months undergoing <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2/">integrated testing</a> and upgrades at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the agency’s mobile launcher 1 is transported inside the Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation for integration of the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II</a> Moon rocket.</p> <p>The 4.2-mile trek from Launch Pad 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building along the crawlerway normally takes eight to 12 hours atop NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, though teams paused the roll operations several times as planned to ensure the operation teams had scheduled breaks and rest. The operation resumed at 1:41 a.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 4.</p> <p>Standing 380 feet tall, the mobile launcher – which will be used to assemble, process, and launch the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system/">SLS (Space Launch System) rocket</a> and <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/orion-spacecraft/">Orion spacecraft</a> – contains all the connection lines – known as umbilicals – and ground support equipment that will provide the rocket and spacecraft with the power, communications, fuel, and coolant necessary for launch. This will be the mobile launcher’s last solo trek out to the launch pad ahead of integration of the Artemis Moon rocket, and it will remain inside the Vehicle Assembly Building until it is ready to return to the pad with the rocket for a tanking test.</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/tfairley/">Tiffany Fairley</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/10/04/nasas-mobile-launcher-back-at-vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-04T01:57:51-04:00">October 4, 2024 1:57 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-20T14:14:46-05:00">November 20, 2024 2:14 pm</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><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/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</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/crawler-transporter/" rel="tag">crawler-transporter</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" rel="tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/mobile-launcher/" rel="tag">mobile launcher</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="tag">Vehicle Assembly Building</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2367" class="post-2367 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-kennedy-space-center tag-launch-pad-39b tag-mobile-launcher tag-vehicle-assembly-building"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/10/03/nasas-mobile-launcher-rolls-ahead-of-artemis-ii-preparation/" rel="bookmark">NASA’s Mobile Launcher Rolls Ahead of Artemis II Preparation</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2368" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2368" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-2368" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg?w=840" alt="" width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg 6720w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/10/KSC-20241001-PH-KLS01_0003.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2368" class="wp-caption-text">Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to move mobile launcher 1 atop the agency’s crawler-transporter 2 from Launch Complex 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The crawler transporter recently reached 2,500 miles traveling to the launch pad since its construction in 1965. The mobile launcher will be used to assemble, process, and launch NASA’s SLS (Space Launch Systems) and Orion spacecraft to the Moon and beyond. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</figcaption></figure> <p>NASA rolled closer to integrating elements of the Artemis II Moon rocket together as teams with the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida began moving the mobile launcher 1 from Launch Complex 39B along a 4.2 mile stretch back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion of the mobile launcher, atop NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, occurred at 12:09 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 3.</p> <p>Teams rolled the mobile launcher out to Kennedy’s Pad 39B in August 2023 for upgrades and a <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2/">series of ground demonstration tests</a> in preparation for NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II mission</a>. These preparations ranged from a launch day demonstration for the crew, closeout crew, and the pad rescue team, to testing the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-2/artemis-emergency-egress-system-emphasizes-crew-safety/">emergency egress system</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/19/nasa-kennedy-teams-complete-water-flow-tests-for-artemis-ii-mission/">water flow system</a>, and the new liquid hydrogen sphere at the launch pad.</p> <p>On its way to transport the mobile launcher back from the pad, NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/the-crawlers/">crawler-transporter 2</a> also achieved a milestone nearly 60 years in the making. Already designated by Guinness World Records as the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-rocket-transporter-crawls-into-history-books-with-world-record/">heaviest self-powered vehicle</a> – larger than a baseball infield and weighing approximately 6.65 million pounds – the crawler reached 2,500 miles traveled since its construction in 1965.</p> <p>The mobile launcher is expected to arrive outside the Vehicle Assembly Building around 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct.3, before the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/">Exploration Ground Systems</a> teams move it into High Bay 3 on Friday, Oct.4.</p> <p>Follow the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNCRQnKp5v4">livestream</a> of the mobile launcher on the move.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </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/tfairley/">Tiffany Fairley</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/10/03/nasas-mobile-launcher-rolls-ahead-of-artemis-ii-preparation/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-03T00:13:18-04:00">October 3, 2024 12:13 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-03T08:58:17-04:00">October 3, 2024 8:58 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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" rel="tag">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/launch-pad-39b/" rel="tag">Launch Pad 39B</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/mobile-launcher/" rel="tag">mobile launcher</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/vehicle-assembly-building/" rel="tag">Vehicle Assembly Building</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2348" class="post-2348 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-kennedy-space-center"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/09/17/nasa-teams-update-camera-software-ahead-of-artemis-ii-launch/" rel="bookmark">NASA Teams Update Camera Software Ahead of Artemis II Launch</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2324" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2324" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2324" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png" alt="" width="840" height="649" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png 1650w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=300,232 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=768,593 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=1024,791 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=1200,927 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2324" class="wp-caption-text">NASA</figcaption></figure> <p>Following successful testing earlier this year of the high-speed film and high-speed digital cameras on mobile launcher 1 and Launch Pad 39B, teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently completed additional testing to gather more data for the film cameras ahead of the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II mission.</a></p> <p>Building on the <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/01/29/nasa-kennedy-teams-test-high-speed-cameras-for-artemis-ii-mission/">first test</a>, engineers with the agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/">Exploration Ground Systems Program</a> updated the software that activates the film cameras remotely from the firing room at the spaceport’s Launch Control Center. Teams turned on the cameras remotely to demonstrate two different capabilities: triggering the cameras through the countdown clock, which is how these cameras will normally operate during the launch countdown, and activating them through the emergency camera control panel, which allows teams to turn on the cameras in the unlikely event of an emergency during launch countdown.</p> <p>The 68 high-speed cameras, which start during the final 12 seconds of the countdown, will provide views of the rocket and surrounding ground structures during launch. The imagery also is used in detailed post-launch analysis.</p> <p>This test is part of <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2/">integrated testing</a> to verify and validate the ground systems that will support launch. The <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/">Artemis II</a> 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.</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/2024/09/17/nasa-teams-update-camera-software-ahead-of-artemis-ii-launch/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-09-17T10:24:52-04:00">September 17, 2024 10:24 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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" rel="tag">Kennedy Space Center</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2323" class="post-2323 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-kennedy-space-center"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/08/14/nasa-kennedy-team-completes-artemis-emergency-egress-system-demonstration/" rel="bookmark">NASA Kennedy Team Completes Artemis Emergency Egress System Demonstration </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2325" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2325" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2325" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg" alt="Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are seen entering the Artemis emergency egress baskets on the mobile launcher 1 at Launch Pad 39B as part of a practice demonstration to learn the emergency escape or egress procedures ahead of the Artemis II launch." width="840" height="735" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg 5568w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg?resize=300,263 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg?resize=768,672 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg?resize=1024,896 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg?resize=1536,1344 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg?resize=2048,1792 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/KSC-20240811-PH-KLS02_1686orig.jpg?resize=1200,1050 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2325" class="wp-caption-text">Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida practice the Artemis mission emergency escape or egress procedures during a series of integrated system verification and validation tests at Launch Pad 39B on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. Members of the closeout crew, pad rescue team and the Exploration Ground Systems Program practiced the process of getting inside and out of the emergency egress baskets. While the crew and other personnel will ride the emergency egress baskets to the terminus area in a real emergency, no one rode the baskets for this test. Instead, teams tested the baskets during separate occasions by using water tanks filled to different levels to replicate simulate the weight of passengers. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</figcaption></figure> <p>Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center completed an <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-2/artemis-emergency-egress-system-emphasizes-crew-safety/">emergency egress system</a> demonstration throughout the course of several days at Launch Complex 39B ahead of the Artemis II test flight that will carry four astronauts around the Moon.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/">EGS</a> team practiced emergency procedures during day and nighttime launch scenarios with the closeout crew, the team responsible for helping the astronauts get inside the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/orion-spacecraft/">Orion spacecraft,</a> and the Pad Rescue team, which would aid personnel away from the launch pad in an emergency.</p> <p>Training included exiting the white room in the crew access arm of the mobile launcher, the area where the crew enters and exits Orion, while the fire suppression system was fully activated. The team then evacuated to the terminus area, the location at the perimeter of the launch pad where the emergency egress baskets come to a stop. For this test, personnel did not ride down the baskets, but did have the opportunity to practice getting inside the baskets when on the mobile launcher and exiting them at the terminus area. Once there, armored emergency response vehicles drove the team away to one of the designated safe site locations at Kennedy.</p> <figure id="attachment_2324" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2324" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-2324 size-large" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?w=840" alt="" width="840" height="649" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png 1650w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=300,232 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=768,593 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=1024,791 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/08/Test5.png?resize=1200,927 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2324" class="wp-caption-text">NASA</figcaption></figure> <p>“Our latest integrated ground systems test is about demonstrating the capability of the entire emergency egress response,” said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director. “From the time an emergency condition is declared until we have the crews, both flight and ground, safely accounted for outside the hazardous area.”</p> <p>During a real emergency, personnel will use the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-2/artemis-emergency-egress-system-emphasizes-crew-safety/">emergency egress baskets</a>, which are suspended on a track cable that connects the mobile launcher to the perimeter of the pad. From there, they will travel down the 1,335-foot-long cables where the emergency response vehicles will drive them away to safety. Prior to this test and throughout the course of several months, teams conducted several basket release demonstrations to validate the system.</p> <p>During this test campaign the Artemis launch team also conducted an emergency egress demonstration simulation to practice how team members would respond to an emergency taking place at the pad during launch countdown.</p> <p>EGS team members will have another opportunity to practice the emergency egress procedures with the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/our-artemis-crew/#:~:text=Four%20astronauts%20have%20been%20selected%20for%20NASA%E2%80%99s%20Artemis,specialist%20Jeremy%20Hansen%20from%20the%20Canadian%20Space%20Agency.">Artemis II crew</a> during a test closer to launch when the rocket is at the launch pad.</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/2024/08/14/nasa-kennedy-team-completes-artemis-emergency-egress-system-demonstration/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-14T15:20:04-04:00">August 14, 2024 3:20 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-14T15:38:55-04:00">August 14, 2024 3:38 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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" rel="tag">Kennedy Space Center</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2296" class="post-2296 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-kennedy-space-center"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/07/19/nasa-kennedy-teams-complete-water-flow-tests-for-artemis-ii-mission/" rel="bookmark">NASA Kennedy Teams Complete Water Flow Tests for Artemis II Mission </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2298" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2298" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2298" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg" alt="" width="840" height="560" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg 6720w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/KSC-20231024-PH-KLS01_0066orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2298" class="wp-caption-text">NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems conducts a water flow test with the mobile launcher at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B in Florida on Oct. 24, 2023. It is the third in a series of tests to verify the overpressure protection and sound suppression system is ready for launch of the Artemis II mission. During liftoff, 400,000 gallons of water will rush onto the pad to help protect NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft, mobile launcher, and launch pad from any over pressurization and extreme sound produced during ignition and liftoff. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="none">Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program successfully completed tests of the ignition overpressure protection and sound suppression and launch cooling systems at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These systems will protect the mobile launcher umbilicals and other crucial ground systems during liftoff of the </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis II</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> mission.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">When SLS’s (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters ignite, the RS-25 engines start up, and the rocket comes to life, there will be a thundering amount of noise, heat, and energy produced at liftoff. To ensure the crew, SLS, the Orion spacecraft and the surrounding ground infrastructure are protected during launch, teams practiced releasing approximately <a href="https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20231024-MH-CSH01-0001-Artemis_II_Water_Deluge_Test_39_B-M1718">400,000 gallons of water</a> from large overhead holding tanks onto the mobile launcher and the pad’s flame deflector. The water will provide protection from the extreme heat generated by SLS’s exhaust and help suppress the sound produced at liftoff.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Recent upgrades to the </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/mobile-launcher/"><span data-contrast="none">mobile launcher</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> were designed to enhance the performance of these systems and assure better launch imagery. Some of the upgrades include:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">New water balancing plates on the mobile launcher and pad piping to allow higher water flow rates </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Redesigned rainbird water nozzles to allow increased water flow rates and improved mobile launcher deck water coverage</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">New hydrogen burn-off ignitor and camera water barriers for protection from the increased mobile launcher deck water flow </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Raised camera housings and additional splash shields around the lenses to maximize amount of video obtained during launch</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Adding additional levels on the mobile launcher to protect the emergency egress baskets and pilot line hoist motors </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="none">The water flows were conducted as part of a series of </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2/"><span data-contrast="none">integrated ground systems tests</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> intended to confirm that various systems on the mobile launcher and at Launch Pad 39B work as intended, both individually and with each other.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Artemis II mission builds on the success of the uncrewed Artemis I mission and will demonstrate a broad range of capabilities needed for missions to the Moon and beyond. The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft and confirm the spacecraft systems operate as designed with crew aboard in the environment of deep space. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2297" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Test4.png" alt="" width="840" height="649" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Test4.png 1650w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Test4.png?resize=300,232 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Test4.png?resize=768,593 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Test4.png?resize=1024,791 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Test4.png?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/07/Test4.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/2024/07/19/nasa-kennedy-teams-complete-water-flow-tests-for-artemis-ii-mission/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-07-19T10:11:35-04:00">July 19, 2024 10:11 am</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis/" rel="category tag">Artemis</a>, <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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" rel="tag">Kennedy Space Center</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2276" class="post-2276 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/06/10/nasa-kennedy-teams-test-upgraded-environmental-control-system-for-artemis-ii/" rel="bookmark">NASA Kennedy Teams Test Upgraded Environmental Control System for Artemis II </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2277" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2277" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2277" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/Test4-with-no-Test-3-marked.png" alt="" width="840" height="649" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/Test4-with-no-Test-3-marked.png 1650w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/Test4-with-no-Test-3-marked.png?resize=300,232 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/Test4-with-no-Test-3-marked.png?resize=768,593 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/Test4-with-no-Test-3-marked.png?resize=1024,791 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/Test4-with-no-Test-3-marked.png?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/06/Test4-with-no-Test-3-marked.png?resize=1200,927 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2277" class="wp-caption-text">Credits: NASA</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="none">Teams with NASA’s </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="none"> (EGS) Program successfully tested the upgraded environmental control system on mobile launcher 1 while it’s at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis II</span></a><span data-contrast="none">. This system provides air supply, thermal control, and pressurization to SLS (Space Launch System) and the Orion spacecraft during cryogenic propellant loading.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">During propellant loading, the environmental control system purges specific compartments within Orion and SLS using gaseous nitrogen to maintain the proper environmental conditions. This is critical, as the rocket and spacecraft must be in a safe and stable configuration and temperature when dealing with hazardous gasses. The severtal-week test, which started April 17, was conducted in two parts. Teams first started flowing air through the system and then followed by flowing gaseous nitrogen. </span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">This marks the next set of tests complete for EGS teams as part of </span><span data-contrast="none">the </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 system verification and validation testing</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> in preparation for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four astronauts around the Moon and back next year.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The testing puts the team and ground infrastructures to work and ensures each are functioning properly and allows the team to update and refine procedures ahead of launch. </span><span data-contrast="none">Part of this series includes testing the launch pad’s environmental control system, the emergency egress system, the </span><span data-contrast="none">ignition overpressure protection and sound suppression system</span><span data-contrast="none">, among others.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </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/2024/06/10/nasa-kennedy-teams-test-upgraded-environmental-control-system-for-artemis-ii/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-06-10T09:58:47-04:00">June 10, 2024 9:58 am</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/artemis/" rel="category tag">Artemis</a>, <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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2267" class="post-2267 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-kennedy category-kennedy-space-center tag-apollo-11 tag-artemis tag-charlie-blackwell-thompson tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-janet-petro tag-joann-morgan tag-kennedy tag-kennedy-space-center tag-kennedy-space-center-history tag-moon tag-nasa tag-orion-3 tag-space-launch-system tag-space-launch-system-rocket"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/03/27/women-launching-women-how-nasa-mentors-artemis-generation/" rel="bookmark">Women Launching Women: How NASA Mentors Artemis Generation</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">On July 16, 1969, the </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW53935407 BCX0" href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-11/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW53935407 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Apollo 11 mission</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0"> lifted off on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0"> Saturn V rocke</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">t from NASA</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0"> Kennedy Space Center</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">in Florida</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">Crowds </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">gathered</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0"> with their eyes </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">craned </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">toward</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0"> the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">sky, as</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">NASA set o</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">ut</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0"> to make history with their </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">next giant leap</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0"> – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53935407 BCX0">landing astronauts on the Moon.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW53935407 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0">One historical member watching the launch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0">, </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW58236464 BCX0" href="https://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/women-at-nasa/rocket-fuel-in-her-blood-the-story-of-joann-morgan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="FieldRange SCXW58236464 BCX0"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW58236464 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">JoAnn Morgan</span></span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0">, instrumentation controller for Apollo 11, and the only female in the firing room inside </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW58236464 BCX0" href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/rocco-a-petrone-launch-control-center/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW58236464 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">NASA’s Launch Control Center</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58236464 BCX0">.</span></span></p> <figure style="width: 2000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ksc-69p-631-orig.jpg?resize=2000,1385" alt="Photo show members of Kennedy Space Center team inside the Launch Control Center to watch Apollo 11 liftoff. JoAnn Morgan is seated to the left of center in third row." width="2000" height="1385" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Members of the Kennedy Space Center government-industry team rise from their consoles within the Launch Control Center to watch the Apollo 11 liftoff through a window. JoAnn Morgan is seated to the left of center in the third row. Photo credit: NASA</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="none">“I look at that picture of the firing room where I’m the only woman. And I hope all the pictures now that show people working on the missions to the Moon and onto Mars, in rooms like mission Control or launch Control or wherever — that there will always be several women. I hope that photos like the ones I’m in don’t exist anymore,” said </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/women-at-nasa/rocket-fuel-in-her-blood-the-story-of-joann-morgan/"><span data-contrast="none">Morgan</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">NASA is hard at work 55 years later returning astronauts to the Moon with the </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/artemis/"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">campaign which will land the first woman, first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut on the Moon </span><span data-contrast="auto">– and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. With these new missions supporting lunar exploration, Morgan’s hope for several women in the STEM field is coming true. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Today, in that very same room where Morgan once sat as the only female engineer, dozens of women sit on console preparing to launch the mighty </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system/"><span data-contrast="auto">SLS (Space Launch System)</span><span data-contrast="none"> rocket</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> and </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/orion-spacecraft/"><span data-contrast="none">Orion</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> spacecraft back to the Moon for </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis II</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. The room itself is not only full of a diverse group of engineers, but leading the team to liftoff is NASA’s first female Launch Director, </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/people/kennedy-biographies-blackwell-thompson/"><span data-contrast="auto">Charlie Blackwell Thompson</span></a>.</p> <figure style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20240315-PH-KLS01_0004/KSC-20240315-PH-KLS01_0004~medium.jpg" alt="Photo shows women of Artemis launch team wearing green for " width="1280" height="853" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The women of Artemis launch team pose for a photo wearing green for “go” inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This Women’s History Month, female leaders within the space industry met at NASA Kennedy to reflect on what mentorship means to them. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">“JoAnn, you did show us, whether you knew it at the time or not, that we belong in this room,” Blackwell-Thompson said. “Because of the work you did all those years ago, you made it possible for me.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <figure class="wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" id="_ytid_95158" width="840" height="473" data-origwidth="840" data-origheight="473" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u2x9m7kbI20?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&" class="__youtube_prefs__ no-lazyload" title="YouTube player" allow="fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy="1" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=""></iframe></div></figure> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW222971272 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW222971272 BCX0">The leaders meeting shared </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW222971272 BCX0">their thoughts on ways women can lead in the space industry.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW222971272 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <ol> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW242667758 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242667758 BCX0">Sharing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242667758 BCX0"> is caring</span></span></strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW242667758 BCX0"><span class="SCXW242667758 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW242667758 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW242667758 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242667758 BCX0">Sharing is the basis of mentorship. Share your experiences either as a guiding tool or a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242667758 BCX0"> lesson learned.</span></span></li> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0">An attitude of gratitude </span></span></strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW58759871 BCX0"><span class="SCXW58759871 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW58759871 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0">W</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0">e grow stronger when we grow together. Shine the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0">light their way and give them a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0">moment in the sun. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0">A sense of gratitude and encouragement amongst others can make </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0">a huge difference</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58759871 BCX0"> in the effectiveness of the team.</span></span></li> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW31610766 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31610766 BCX0">Stepping up to the plate</span></span></strong> <span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW31610766 BCX0"><span class="SCXW31610766 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW31610766 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW31610766 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31610766 BCX0">How can you be a person of action?</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31610766 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31610766 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW51862345 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW51862345 BCX0">Growing pains are good </span></span></strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW51862345 BCX0"><span class="SCXW51862345 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW51862345 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW51862345 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW51862345 BCX0">Just like physical growing pains, experiencing uncomfortableness in your career can be a sign of growth. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW51862345 BCX0">Outperformance will feel uncomfortable. Trying something new will feel uncomfortable.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW51862345 BCX0">Get comfortable being uncomfortable.</span></span></li> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW106674433 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106674433 BCX0">Define how others view you </span></span></strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW106674433 BCX0"><span class="SCXW106674433 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW106674433 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW106674433 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106674433 BCX0">Deliver on your word</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106674433 BCX0">. Do the right thing when nobody is looking. Be </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106674433 BCX0">the person you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW106674433 BCX0">would want on your team.</span></span></li> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">Leadership is not defined by your title</span></span></strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW124441164 BCX0"><span class="SCXW124441164 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW124441164 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">Ris</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">e </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">to the challenge </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">within</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0"> your everyday activities</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">. Inspire those around you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">and offer a helping hand when it is needed. You can embody </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">all of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0"> the characteristics of someone who leads long be</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW124441164 BCX0">fore you have the words manager, supervisor, or director in your official title.</span></span></li> <li><span class="TextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0">Identify</span></strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0"><strong> your board of advisors</strong> </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW242347421 BCX0"><span class="SCXW242347421 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW242347421 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0">Just like any company trying to grow, your career deserves a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0">board of advisors </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0">to grow. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0">Creat</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0">e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0"> a space where you can talk your career navigation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW242347421 BCX0">. Your board of advisors can change over periods of time and take shape in formal or informal relationships.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW242347421 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0">Bet on yourself</span></span></strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW231566095 BCX0"><span class="SCXW231566095 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW231566095 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0">At every stage in your career, you hold power. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0">A</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0">sk for a new challenge, the power to say no, and the power</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0"> to ask for help.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW231566095 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW231566095 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW258589320 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258589320 BCX0">S</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258589320 BCX0">urround yourself with the best of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258589320 BCX0">best</span> </span></strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW258589320 BCX0"><span class="SCXW258589320 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW258589320 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW258589320 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258589320 BCX0">Teams can only be the best of the best when they include diverse thought. Be mindful of who you can collaborate with that will bring </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258589320 BCX0">ideas unique from yours. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW258589320 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span class="TextRun SCXW10339660 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW10339660 BCX0">M</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW10339660 BCX0">ake your mistakes </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW10339660 BCX0">matter</span></strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW10339660 BCX0"> </span> </span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW10339660 BCX0"><span class="SCXW10339660 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW10339660 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW10339660 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW10339660 BCX0">What did you learn? What can you teach others? How will this mistake lead you in the future?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW10339660 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ol> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The work NASA does today, wouldn’t be possible without the mentors who have blazed the trail before. NASA Kennedy Center Director</span> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/people/janet-e-petro/"><span data-contrast="none">Janet Petro</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> shares the importance of this teamwork, reminding us, “We are not doing any of this work for just ourselves, it is for the bigger goals of the agency and humanity.” </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Have a mentor you would like to thank? Send them your very own NASA thank you card: </span><a href="https://nasa.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/OrionPAO/EdJ61xUgHXVMi9NiCAnUCuABk-UyvHVcTzKkBxEyVyu-Jw?e=t09vLg"><span data-contrast="none">SP-2024-02-154-KSC EGS Women Launching Women Notecards_fillable.pdf</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">¿Tienes un mentor al que le gustaría agradecer? Envíales tu propia tarjeta de agradecimiento de la NASA: </span><a href="https://nasa.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/OrionPAO/EVw0qUtd0bZDpYfDH5z2QAIBRx_IT-xAD_q_YSZkqHZv-w?e=wnR4CO"><span data-contrast="none">SP-2024-03-246-KSC EGS WLW – Thank You Card Spanish Notecards_Fillable.pdf</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </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/2024/03/27/women-launching-women-how-nasa-mentors-artemis-generation/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-27T16:49:14-04:00">March 27, 2024 4:49 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-28T10:46:01-04:00">March 28, 2024 10:46 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/kennedy/" rel="category tag">Kennedy</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/category/kennedy-space-center/" rel="category tag">Kennedy Space Center</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/apollo-11/" rel="tag">Apollo 11</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/artemis/" rel="tag">Artemis</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/charlie-blackwell-thompson/" rel="tag">Charlie Blackwell Thompson</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/janet-petro/" rel="tag">Janet Petro</a>, <a 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category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/01/29/nasa-kennedy-teams-test-high-speed-cameras-for-artemis-ii-mission/" rel="bookmark">NASA Kennedy Teams Test High-Speed Cameras for Artemis II Mission </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2187" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2187" style="width: 1650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2187" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/01/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test2.png" alt="" width="1650" height="1275" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/01/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test2.png 1650w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/01/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test2.png?resize=300,232 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/01/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test2.png?resize=768,593 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/01/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test2.png?resize=1024,791 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/01/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test2.png?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2024/01/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test2.png?resize=1200,927 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2187" class="wp-caption-text">Credits: NASA</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="none">Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program have completed the next series of </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2/"><span data-contrast="none">integrated ground systems</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> testing</span><span data-contrast="none"> at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On </span><span data-contrast="none">Jan. 25, the</span><span data-contrast="none"> high-speed film and high-speed digital cameras on the mobile launcher and Launch Pad 39B were successfully tested at the spaceport ahead of the </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/"><span data-contrast="none">Artemis II</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> mission. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Following Artemis I, teams updated the 68 high-speed cameras, which start during the final 12 seconds of the countdown to provide views of the rocket and surrounding ground structures during launch. The imagery also is used in detailed post-launch analysis. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The updates on the cameras include: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Software and procedures to ensure proper field of view of the rocket and spacecraft. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">High-speed digital camera firmware and digital recorder software to improve visual video quality. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Optical control system software to ensure accurate setup.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Upgraded faceplate purge hardware – a small tool near the camera lens that releases small amounts of gaseous nitrogen to remove any water that falls on the lenses. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="none">During a water flow test to check the sound suppression system at the pad, teams tested these cameras by setting them up in a launch countdown configuration. The test verifies the cameras’ field of view and the upgraded faceplate purge hardware all function properly. In September 2023, teams at Kennedy and at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama also tested the cameras during a </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/third-subscale-booster-for-future-artemis-missions-fires-up-at-marshall.html"><span data-contrast="none">hot fire test</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> of the upgraded solid rocket booster design for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for future Artemis missions. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Personnel at Kennedy next will test the dynamic range of the cameras during a nighttime commercial rocket launch from a nearby launch site. Following each operation, teams will analyze the footage to ensure each camera performed as expected.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </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/2024/01/29/nasa-kennedy-teams-test-high-speed-cameras-for-artemis-ii-mission/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-01-29T10:00:42-05:00">January 29, 2024 10:00 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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2074" class="post-2074 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-kennedy-space-center"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/09/20/artemis-ii-astronauts-successfully-conduct-launch-day-demonstration/" rel="bookmark">Artemis II Astronauts Successfully Conduct Launch Day Demonstration </a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2077" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2077" style="width: 1920px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-2077" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/KSC-20230920-PH-FMX01_0474large.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/KSC-20230920-PH-FMX01_0474large.jpg 1920w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/KSC-20230920-PH-FMX01_0474large.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/KSC-20230920-PH-FMX01_0474large.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/KSC-20230920-PH-FMX01_0474large.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/KSC-20230920-PH-FMX01_0474large.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/KSC-20230920-PH-FMX01_0474large.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2077" class="wp-caption-text">Artemis II astronauts, from left, NASA astronaut Victor Glover (left), CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman stand on the crew access arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The test ensures the ground systems team is ready to support the crew timeline on launch day. Photo Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux</figcaption></figure> <p><span data-contrast="none">The Artemis II crew and teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program successfully completed the first in a series of </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing"><span data-contrast="none">integrated ground system tests</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for their mission around the Moon. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">On Wednesday, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, practiced the procedures they will undergo on launch day to prepare for their ride to space.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The crew awoke at their crew quarters inside Kennedy’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkouts building before putting on test versions of the Orion crew survival system spacesuits they will wear on launch day. They then departed in NASA’s new Artemis </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-fleet-of-vehicles-for-nasa-s-artemis-crews-arrives-at-kennedy"><span data-contrast="none">crew transportation fleet</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> to take them to Launch Pad 39B, traversing the nine-mile journey to the pad. Wiseman and Glover headed over in the first electric vehicle as Koch and Hansen followed them in the second. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Upon arrival at the pad, the crew headed onto the mobile launcher and proceeded up the tower to the white room inside the crew access arm. From this area, the astronauts will have access to enter and exit the Orion spacecraft – only for this test, there was no Orion or SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">“When we walked out that crew access arm, I just had images of all those Apollo launches and shuttle launches that I saw as a kid and it was unreal,” Glover said. “I actually had to stop and just stay in the moment to really let it all sink in.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Successful completion of this test ensures both the crew and the ground systems teams at Kennedy are prepared and understand the timeline of their events for launch day. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <figure id="attachment_2075" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2075" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-2075 size-large" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/09/Artemis-II-Ground-Systems-Test1-1024x791.png" alt="" width="840" height="649" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2075" class="wp-caption-text">Credits: NASA</figcaption></figure> </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/2023/09/20/artemis-ii-astronauts-successfully-conduct-launch-day-demonstration/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-20T15:05:09-04:00">September 20, 2023 3:05 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-20T16:10:21-04:00">September 20, 2023 4:10 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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" rel="tag">Kennedy Space Center</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2051" class="post-2051 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-artemis-ii category-exploration-ground-systems category-kennedy-space-center-2 tag-artemis-ii tag-exploration-ground-systems tag-kennedy-space-center"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/08/17/mobile-launcher-arrives-at-launch-pad-39b-for-artemis-ll-preps/" rel="bookmark">Mobile Launcher Arrives at Launch Pad 39B for Artemis ll Preps</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_2052" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2052" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-2052 size-full" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-scaled.jpg" alt="The top part of mobile launcher 1, carried by the crawler-transporter 2, rolls out from its park site location to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 16, 2023." width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2023/08/KSC-20230816-PH-JBS01_0041orig-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2052" class="wp-caption-text">The mobile launcher, carried by the crawler-transporter 2, rolls out from its park site location to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 16, 2023. While at the pad, it will undergo testing for the agency’s Artemis II mission. Under Artemis, the mobile launcher will transport NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to pad 39B for liftoff. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky</figcaption></figure> <p>After an approximately four-mile journey over the course of two days, mobile launcher 1 arrived on Aug. 17 at <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/launch-pad-39b">Launch Pad 39B</a> from its park site location at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will remain at the pad for several months as teams with NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/ground/index.html">Exploration Ground Systems Program</a> prepare for <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii">Artemis ll</a>, the first crewed mission under Artemis.</p> <p>Teams will conduct a variety of tests and continue <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/upgrades-to-kennedy-ground-systems-near-completion-for-artemis-ii">ground systems upgrades</a> on both structures. These preparations include testing the pad’s new <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/kennedy-plays-critical-role-in-large-scale-liquid-hydrogen-tank-development">1.4-million-gallon liquid hydrogen sphere</a> and emergency egress system.</p> <p>After testing at the pad is complete, the mobile launcher will travel to the Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation for rocket stacking operations ahead of launching Artemis ll.</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/2023/08/17/mobile-launcher-arrives-at-launch-pad-39b-for-artemis-ll-preps/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-08-17T11:27:36-04:00">August 17, 2023 11:27 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></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/exploration-ground-systems/" rel="tag">Exploration Ground Systems</a>, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" rel="tag">Kennedy Space Center</a></span> </footer> </article> <nav class="navigation pagination" aria-label="Posts"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current"><span class="meta-nav screen-reader-text">Page </span>1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/exploration-ground-systems/page/2/"><span class="meta-nav screen-reader-text">Page </span>2</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/exploration-ground-systems/page/11/"><span class="meta-nav screen-reader-text">Page </span>11</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/exploration-ground-systems/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </main> </div> <aside id="secondary" class="sidebar widget-area"> <section id="media_image-3" class="widget widget_media_image"><img width="840" height="783" src="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01.png" class="image wp-image-735 attachment-full size-full" alt="Artemis logo" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01.png 2084w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01-300x280.png 300w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01-1024x954.png 1024w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01-768x716.png 768w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01-1536x1431.png 1536w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01-2048x1908.png 2048w, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2022/01/Artemis-Logo-Color-Positive-CMYK-01-1200x1118.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></section><section id="custom_html-3" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><h2 class="widget-title">About</h2><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget">Artemis is the first step in the next era of human exploration. 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1em;">HALO</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/human-landing-system/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-38 tag-link-position-19" style="font-size: 1em;">human landing system</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/johnson-space-center/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-135 tag-link-position-20" style="font-size: 1em;">Johnson Space Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kathy-lueders/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-14 tag-link-position-21" style="font-size: 1em;">Kathy Lueders</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/kennedy-space-center/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-16 tag-link-position-22" style="font-size: 1em;">Kennedy Space Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/launch-abort-system/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-78 tag-link-position-23" style="font-size: 1em;">Launch Abort System</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/launch-pad-39b/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-103 tag-link-position-24" style="font-size: 1em;">Launch Pad 39B</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/marshall-space-flight-center/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-129 tag-link-position-25" style="font-size: 1em;">Marshall Space Flight Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/michoud-assembly-facility/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-71 tag-link-position-26" style="font-size: 1em;">Michoud Assembly Facility</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/mobile-launcher/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-34 tag-link-position-27" style="font-size: 1em;">mobile launcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/moon/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-75 tag-link-position-28" style="font-size: 1em;">moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/moon-to-mars/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-59 tag-link-position-29" style="font-size: 1em;">Moon to Mars</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/multi-payload-processing-facility/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-55 tag-link-position-30" style="font-size: 1em;">Multi-Payload Processing Facility</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/nasa/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-108 tag-link-position-31" style="font-size: 1em;">NASA</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/neil-armstrong-operations-and-checkout-building/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-112 tag-link-position-32" style="font-size: 1em;">Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/northrop-grumman/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-12 tag-link-position-33" style="font-size: 1em;">Northrop Grumman</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/orion/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-3 tag-link-position-34" style="font-size: 1em;">Orion spacecraft</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/reid-wiseman/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-115 tag-link-position-35" style="font-size: 1em;">Reid Wiseman</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/rocket/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-107 tag-link-position-36" style="font-size: 1em;">rocket</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/rocket-integration/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-162 tag-link-position-37" style="font-size: 1em;">rocket integration</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/secondary-payloads/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-80 tag-link-position-38" style="font-size: 1em;">Secondary Payloads</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/sls/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-5 tag-link-position-39" style="font-size: 1em;">SLS</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/space-launch-system/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-45 tag-link-position-40" style="font-size: 1em;">Space Launch System</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/tag/space-tech/" 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