Tag: Artemis
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Artemis 1 launch team overcomes obstacles to complete WDR test objectives
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs completed the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) countdown demonstration test for Artemis 1 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 20. The fourth run of the test “cut off” at T-29 seconds, several seconds before the desired stop time but after demonstrating the…
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SLS rolled back to VAB for final launch preparations
After a successful Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) rolled back the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), which should be the last time this is performed before launch. The Artemis 1 vehicle will now undergo final readiness checks and launch preparations ahead of its debut flight…
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Rocket Lab & NASA launch CAPSTONE to the Moon
Rocket Lab has launched the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) satellite to the Moon. It’s the first official mission of NASA’s Artemis program that is seeking to permanently return humans to the surface of our nearest astronomical body. Launching onboard the Electron rocket, liftoff occurred at 5:55 AM EDT (09:55…
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SLS readies for roll back to VAB; final launch preparations to begin
With Wet Dress Rehearsal successfully behind them, NASA will now roll the SLS rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for final launch preparations ahead of the historic Artemis 1 mission to send the Orion capsule on an uncrewed test flight around the Moon. While this milestone brings the SLS closer to launch, significant…
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NASA completes fourth Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal attempt
NASA got within several seconds of completing its practice launch day exercise June 20 with the Artemis 1 vehicle on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The fourth Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test attempt got down to T-29 seconds in a single, consolidated run of the countdown’s final ten minutes…
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NASA rolling Artemis 1 back to the pad to finish WDR
The first integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar test flight is returning to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida in hopes of finishing the last major test before its inaugural launch planned for later this year. Repairs and maintenance were performed in…
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MDA sees Canadarm3 commercial spinoff success in robotic partnership with Lockheed Martin, General Motors
With over 21 years of service onboard the International Space Station, Canadarm2, along with Dextre and the OBSS (Orbiter Boom Sensor System), has served as a mission-critical tool in support of the construction of the orbital outpost and its ongoing maintenance. The robotic crew also serves as testbeds for innovative concepts to enable future space…
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NASA, Air Liquide continue working on Artemis 1 WDR issues
NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle remains in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida while work to investigate and fix problems found in April at the launch pad continues. A series of issues were discovered during three attempts to perform the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) while the Orion spacecraft…
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Artemis 1 vehicle heads back to VAB while NASA discusses what to do next
NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle is headed back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) after a month at Launch Pad 39B attempting to complete the final test before its first launch. The Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), a countdown demonstration test with the integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System…
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NASA calls off modified Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal for hydrogen leak
NASA tried again at a third attempt on April 14 to complete the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test on its Artemis 1 vehicle. The integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis 1 will be launched by the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida…