A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the businesss Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Spaceport Station on October 5, 2022, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
NASAs next space station crew rotation flight …
A launch day simulation for NASAs upcoming Moon objective …
And checking out the splashdown healing crew for Artemis II …
A few of the stories to tell you about– This Week at NASA!
A Preview of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 Mission
The members of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station, including NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, previewed the mission throughout a July 25 news conference at NASAs Johnson Space. NASA astronaut Loral OHara likewise participated in the news conference.
A team of NASA and Jacobs engineers are on console for the first Artemis II launch simulation inside Firing Room 1 at the Launch Control Center at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 20, 2023. The team is rehearsing the steps to launch NASAs Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II crewed mission. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA Completes First Launch Simulation for Artemis II
The Artemis launch team at NASAs Kennedy Space Center just recently performed its first simulation for the Artemis II mission. As NASA prepares to send out the missions team of four astronauts around the Moon and bring them back securely, groups will get involved in a vast array of simulations, or “sims,” as they are in some cases called, to guarantee support personnel, software application, ground systems, and other elements of the mission are prepared for the real thing.
From left (front to back), NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, and Reid Wiseman, together with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, pose inside the Vehicle Advanced Demonstrator for Emergency Recovery (VADR) throughout a tour of Naval Base San Diego on July 19, 2023. VADR is a reproduction of the Orion crew module that will bring the astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II. Credit: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Samoluk
Artemis II Crew Visits Orion Recovery Teams
The Artemis II astronauts checked out Naval Base San Diego just recently where teams were preparing for Underway Recovery Test-10, or URT-10. URT-10 is developed to ensure that NASA and Department of Defense personnel can securely recuperate the crew and the Orion spacecraft from the Pacific Ocean after the astronauts return from their trip around the Moon on Artemis II.
From 2022, attendees of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh check out the NASA Pavilion. NASA is going back to Oshkosh for this years event with a complete slate of activities and displays. Credit: NASA/ Andrew Carlsen
NASA at AirVenture Oshkosh 2023
NASA participated in the Experimental Aircraft Associations AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 occasion with a host of activities, exhibits, presentations, and more. The occasion also included unique statements from NASA leadership and industry partners about numerous crucial missions and projects. This included new outside paint designs for the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator airplane, and the hybrid electrical aircraft being established as part of NASAs Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration task.
Thats whats up this week @NASA!
The members of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 objective to the International Space Station, including NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, previewed the objective during a July 25 news conference at NASAs Johnson Space. A group of NASA and Jacobs engineers are on console for the very first Artemis II launch simulation inside Firing Room 1 at the Launch Control Center at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 20, 2023. The group is practicing the steps to introduce NASAs Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II crewed mission. From left (front to back), NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, and Reid Wiseman, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, posture inside the Vehicle Advanced Demonstrator for Emergency Recovery (VADR) throughout a trip of Naval Base San Diego on July 19, 2023. The occasion also included special statements from NASA leadership and industry partners about a number of essential missions and jobs.