NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASAs Artemis I objective is the very first incorporated test of the firms deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for no earlier than August 29. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
The relocate to the launchpad ahead of our Artemis I flight test …
Discussing priorities for national space activities …
And cargo and science head house from the spaceport station … a few of the stories to inform you about– This Week at NASA!
Artemis I Moon Rocket and Spacecraft Moved to the Launch Pad
On the night of August 16, teams at our Kennedy Space Center started the approximately 4-mile move of the Space Launch System or SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, in preparation for the launch of our uncrewed Artemis I flight test. Artemis I is presently targeted for launch no earlier than August 29.
Vice President Kamala Harris consulted with the National Space Council Friday, August 12, at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California, home to the official visitor center for NASAs Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Harris went over upcoming priorities for nationwide activities in area, consisting of reinforcing public-private partnerships and the benefits of space exploration for all. Credit: NASA/ Dominic Hart
Vice President Meets with National Space Council in California
Vice President Kamala Harris recently fulfilled with the National Space Council at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California, the official visitor center for our Ames Research. Aerospace business at the occasion had the chance to show and share their work with the vice president. The vice president– who acts as the chair of the National Space Council– also made a speech, in which she talked about upcoming priorities for nationwide activities in space, including strengthening public-private collaborations and the benefits of space expedition for all.
The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft backs away from the spaceport station moments after undocking from the Harmony modules forward port during an orbital sunrise. Credit: NASA TV
SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs from Space Station
On August 19, a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft left the International Space Station and headed back to Earth with more than 4,000 pounds of products and scientific experiments for NASA and others. This was SpaceXs 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA.
A graphic revealing the observed separation of asteroid Polymele from its found satellite. Credit: NASAs Goddard Space Flight
Lucy Team Discovers Moon Around Asteroid Polymele
Another asteroid has been contributed to the “to go to” list for NASAs Lucy spacecraft. Lucys science group just recently discovered that the tiniest of the objectives Trojan asteroid targets, Polymele, has a moon. With this discovery, Lucy is now on track to check out an overall of 9 asteroids– one main belt asteroid and eight so-called Trojan asteroids, a formerly unexplored population of asteroids that lead and follow Jupiter in its orbit around the Sun.
Trainees enjoy as their experiments introduce aboard a sounding rocket for the RockSat-X program from NASAs Wallops Flight Facility on August 11, 2022, at 6:09 p.m. EDT. The Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket brought the experiments to an altitude of 99 miles before descending through a parachute and landing in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: NASA Wallops/Terry Zaperach
NASA Wallops Launches Student Technology Experiments
Our Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia just recently helped groups of U.S. college trainees introduce their technology experiments into space. The experiments were introduced on a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket to an altitude of about 99 miles prior to coming down back to Earth by parachute. The investigations were flown through the RockSat-X program, which gives trainees the experience of structure experiments for spaceflight.
NASA Television shows on the Galaxy 13 domestic satellite is moving from transponder 11 to transponder 15 this month. As part of that transition, the modulation format will be altered from DVB-S/QPSK to DVB-S2/ 8PSK, which reduces the transponders needed bandwidth.
NASA Television Transponder Change Effective Monday, August 29.
A fast note about an upcoming modification for NASA Television. NASA television programs on the Galaxy 13 domestic satellite is moving from transponder 11 to transponder 15. Currently, both transponders are active, however circulation of NASA TV programming on transponder 11 will end on Monday, August 29. For complete details, please go to go.nasa.gov/ transponder.
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NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On the night of August 16, groups at our Kennedy Space Center began the approximately 4-mile move of the Space Launch System or SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, in preparation for the launch of our uncrewed Artemis I flight test. Vice President Kamala Harris satisfied with the National Space Council Friday, August 12, at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California, house to the official visitor center for NASAs Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Vice President Kamala Harris recently met with the National Space Council at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California, the official visitor center for our Ames Research. The vice president– who serves as the chair of the National Space Council– likewise made a speech, in which she discussed upcoming top priorities for national activities in space, consisting of reinforcing public-private collaborations and the benefits of space expedition for all.