Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASAs Kennedy Space Center, Artemis II NASA astronauts and a CSA astronaut checked out the Orion spacecraft, which will take them on a 10-day journey around the Moon. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Artemis II NASA astronauts checked out the Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center, in preparation for a 10-day journey around the Moon. The mission aims to check essential innovations for human deep space expedition, and it marks a crucial milestone towards landing the very first female and the first person of color on the Moon.
Inside the high bay of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, August 8, Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen go to the Orion spacecraft that will take them on a 10-day journey around the Moon as the first Artemis crew.
The spacecraft is undergoing acoustic testing prior to combination with its service module, the next major action in the assembly process. Training is underway for the Artemis II astronauts in preparation for their lunar mission.
It is designed to send astronauts further into area than ever before, beyond the Moon to asteroids and even Mars. When they return to Earth, the astronauts will enter our environment at speeds over 32,000 km/h however the pill will safeguard them and ensure a rough but safe landing.
The approximately 10-day Artemis II flight will check NASAs foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the first time with astronauts and will pave the way for lunar surface area objectives, consisting of landing the first female and very first person of color on the Moon.