NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Ready To Roll Out To Launch Pad



Before rolling out to Launch Pad 39B, engineers and technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finished the Artemis I Moon rocket's last checks and tests. Prior to a planned launch on August 29, NASA is aiming for a rollout on Tuesday, August 16 as early as 9 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. PDT).

Yesterday, the crawler-transporter passed by the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Teams are at present getting ready to put out the integrated stack.

Secured in Artemis I Orion Crew Module Seat is Moonikin

A photo taken on August 3, 2022, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida shows Moonikin "Campos" seated in the Artemis I Orion crew module atop the Space Launch System rocket. The photo was taken in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building. Source: NASA

The team finished testing the flight termination system over the weekend, which was the last significant task before shutting down the rocket and retracting the last set of access platforms within the VAB.

On Tuesday, August 16, starting at 3 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. PDT), the organization will stream the rollout live on the NASA Kennedy YouTube channel.

Manikins installed in the passenger seats of the Artemis I Orion Crew Module

On August 8, 2022, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two manikins are placed in the passenger seats of the Artemis I Orion crew module, which is atop the Space Launch System rocket. This installation took place in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The two female manikins, Helga and Zohar, are outfitted with radiation detectors as part of the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE) inquiry to assess the radiation risk while traveling to the Moon. Zohar also dons a radiation protection vest. NASA and Frank Michaux

At the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Artemis I is the first integrated test of NASA's deep space exploration technologies, including the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground equipment. The first of several flights to the Moon that would get progressively more complicated, it is an unmanned flight test. NASA will send the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon through Artemis, opening the door for a sustained lunar presence and acting as a springboard for sending personnel to Mars .                                                                                                                                        By NASA

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