NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft on board is seen at sunrise at the top of a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts a wet rehearsal test in space. NASA’s Kennedy Center in Florida. (Credit: NASA / Joel Cowski)
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (NASA PR) – NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3 p.m. ship at launch site 39B at the Kennedy Space Center of the Florida agency before the lunar mission Artemis I without crew.
Due to the need for off-site supplier upgrades to the nitrogen gas site used for the test, NASA will take the opportunity to return the SLS and Orion back to the vehicle assembly building to replace a defective top-level check valve and a small tail leak. umbilical service mast. During this time, the agency will also review schedules and options to demonstrate refueling operations before launch.
The teleconference will be broadcast live on the agency’s website.
Participants in the teleconference include:
- Tom Whitmeier, Deputy Associate Administrator for General Research Systems Development, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Director of Artemis Launch, NASA Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
- Mike Sarafin, head of the Artemis mission, NASA headquarters
Through Artemis’ missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first man of color on the moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a springboard for sending astronauts to Mars.
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