Programa Lunar Artemis
- All Engines Added to NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stagepor Lee Mohon el 25 de septiembre de 2023 a las 16:14
Teams at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have structurally joined all four RS-25 engines onto the core stage for NASA’s Artemis II Moon rocket. The flight test is the agency’s first crewed mission under Artemis. Technicians added the first engine to NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage Sept. 11. Teams installed …
- Artemis II Astronauts Successfully Conduct Launch Day Demonstration por Antonia Jaramillo Botero el 20 de septiembre de 2023 a las 19:05
The Artemis II crew and teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program successfully completed the first in a series of integrated ground system tests at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for their mission around the Moon. On Wednesday, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA …
- SpaceX Completes Engine Tests for NASA’s Artemis III Moon Landerpor Vanessa C Lloyd el 14 de septiembre de 2023 a las 18:02
NASA is working with SpaceX to develop its Starship human landing system (HLS) for use during the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions to land American astronauts near the South Pole of the Moon. The Starship HLS will be powered by two variants of the company’s Raptor engines—one optimized to operate in atmospheric pressure at sea-level …
- First RS-25 Engine Installed to NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocketpor Lee Mohon el 13 de septiembre de 2023 a las 15:54
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have installed the first of four RS-25 engines on the core stage of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help power NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission to the Moon. During Artemis II, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian …
- Mobile Launcher Arrives at Launch Pad 39B for Artemis ll Prepspor Antonia Jaramillo Botero el 17 de agosto de 2023 a las 15:27
After an approximately four-mile journey over the course of two days, mobile launcher 1 arrived on Aug. 17 at Launch Pad 39B 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 Exploration Ground Systems Program prepare for Artemis ll, …
- Mobile Launcher Rolls to Launch Pad for Artemis ll Testingpor Antonia Jaramillo Botero el 16 de agosto de 2023 a las 13:17
Mobile launcher 1 is on its way to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for Artemis ll, the first crewed mission on the agency’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon under Artemis. The ground structure began its trek from the west park site at approximately 8:27 …
- Artemis II Orion Crew Module Acoustic Testing Completepor Amanda Griffin el 15 de agosto de 2023 a las 17:19
On Aug. 13, engineers and technicians inside the high bay of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida successfully completed a series of acoustic tests to ensure the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission can withstand the speed and vibration it will experience during launch and throughout …
- Artemis II Crew Visits Naval Base San Diego for Recovery Trainingpor James Cawley el 20 de julio de 2023 a las 19:39
The Artemis II crew – NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Naval Base San Diego on July 19 ahead of the first Artemis II recovery test in the Pacific Ocean, Underway Recovery Test-10. The test will build on the success of Artemis I …
- Orion Heat Shield Installed for NASA’s Artemis II Missionpor James Cawley el 27 de junio de 2023 a las 20:48
On June 25, 2023, teams completed installation of the heat shield for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 16.5-foot-wide heat shield is one of the most important systems on the Orion spacecraft ensuring a safe return …
- NASA’s Artemis II European Service Module is Making FAST Movespor Madison Tuttle el 7 de junio de 2023 a las 16:51
Teams are performing final checkouts of the Orion spacecraft’s service module before integrating the crew and service modules for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission with crew. In parallel, technicians from Airbus will conduct inspections of the solar array wings following the successful completion of service module acoustic testing in May, which ensured the service …