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NASA needs more time to pick its ride to the moon
by Joey Roulette
January 31, 2021
Artemis I – European Service Module perspective
Dec 16, 2020
The Orion spacecraft with European Service Module will fly farther from Earth than any human-rated vehicle has ever flown before. This video gives an overview of the first mission – without astronauts – for Artemis, focussing on ESA’s European Service Module that powers the spacecraft.
The spacecraft will perform a flyby of the Moon, using lunar gravity to gain speed and propel itself 70 000 km beyond the Moon, almost half a million km from Earth – further than any human has ever travelled.
On its return journey, Orion will do another flyby of the Moon before heading back to Earth.
The total trip will take around 20 days, ending with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean without the European Service Module – it separates and burns up harmlessly in the atmosphere.
The second Artemis mission will have a similar flight plan but with astronauts. The third Artemis mission will see astronauts taken to the lunar surface.
The European Service Module is ESA’s contribution to NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will send astronauts to the Moon and beyond. It provides electricity, water, oxygen and nitrogen as well as keeping the spacecraft at the right temperature and on course.
The European Service Module has 33 thrusters, 11 km of electrical wiring, four propellant and two pressure tanks that all work together to supply propulsion and everything needed to keep astronauts alive far from Earth – there is no room for error.
NASA's second hot fire test for the Artemis Moon rocket
Mar 18, 2021
We are targeting 3:45 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 18 for the second hot fire test of the core stage for the Space Launch System rocket at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Engineers will power up all the core stage systems, load more than 700,000 gallons of supercold propellant into the tanks, and fire the rocket’s four RS-25 engines at the same time to simulate the stage’s operation during the launch of our first Artemis mission to the Moon.
NASA picks SpaceX for Artemis Human Lunar Lander development
Apr 17, 2021
"As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Next Americans on Moon"NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface.
The agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their multi-day journey to lunar orbit. There, two crew members will transfer to the SpaceX human landing system (HLS) for the final leg of their journey to the surface of the Moon. After approximately a week exploring the surface, they will board the lander for their short trip back to orbit where they will return to Orion and their colleagues before heading back to Earth.
April 16, 2021
"NASA picks SpaceX and Starship to send Artemis astronauts to the moon"
Elon Musk's rocket company was the only one selected to provide the spacecraft that'll take the next humans to the lunar surface.
by Eric Mack
April 16, 2021
SpaceX
Article "NASA’s new space suits are delayed, making a 2024 Moon landing ‘not feasible’"
The agency’s lunar-grade astronaut suits are behind schedule, an inspector general report says
by Joey Roulette
August 10, 2021
Article "GM and Lockheed are taking their lunar rover project to the commercial space market"
by Michael Wayland
June 9, 2022
Artemis I mission overview
Aug 27, 2022
The Artemis I mission to the Moon presented by Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager.
Artemis I is currently scheduled for launch on 29 August 2022, at 12:33 UTC (08:33 EDT).
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