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Saturday, March 19, 2022

NASA's Artemis I: Crawling Towards Launch | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's Artemis I: Crawling Towards Launch | Kennedy Space Center

One of the many milestones in the leadup to the launch of Artemis is its rollout. This is when a crawler will carry the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew spacecraft and the European Service Module from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to Launchpad 39B. NASA's John Giles gives us a tour of the crawler and explains the adaptations made to this “wonderful piece of machinery” since it was first built for the Apollo program in the 1960s. The European Space Agency is playing a key role in NASA’s Artemis program, which will bring astronauts back to the Moon. The European Service Module—or ESM—will provide propulsion, power and thermal control for the Orion spacecraft.

Learn more Artemis I and the European Service Module:

https://bit.ly/Artemis1ESA and https://bit.ly/3445jtk

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Video Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)

Host: Kelsea Brennan-Wessels (ESA)

Thumbnail Image Credit: NASA/Leif Heimbold

Duration: 8 minutes, 20 seconds

Release Date: March 16, 2022

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NASA's Moon Rocket Rolls to the Launchpad for the First Time

NASA's Moon Rocket Rolls to the Launchpad for the First Time

On March 17, 2022, the Orion spacecraft atop NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket rolled out to Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its wet dress rehearsal to test rocket operations. Upon completion of the tests, the rocket will return to the vertical assembly building for final checks before its historic launch for Artemis I later this spring.

Orion will conduct critical tests during the Artemis I mission to pave the way for future missions that will take human passengers back to the Moon for the first time since 1972.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration, and demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon over the course of about a three-week mission. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: Lockheed Martin

Duration: 1 minute, 35 seconds

Release Date: March 18, 2022

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China's Space Station: Gender Equality Today—A Sustainable Tomorrow | United Nations

China's Space Station: Gender Equality Today—A Sustainable Tomorrow | United Nations

Wang Yaping (China): Astronaut and Space Teacher at China's Manned Space Agency (CMSA)

Speaking from outer space on a 6-month mission, Wang Yaping encourages women and girls to pursue their space dreams: "May every woman be able to reach for the brightest stars!"

Wang Yaping, China's second female astronaut or taikonaut, who is presently aboard China's Tiangong space station on a six-month mission, recently recorded a video message for the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, sending her greetings to women around the world in honor of International Women's Day on March 8, 2022.

On November 7, 2021, Wang Yaping became China's first female spacewalker. Wang became China's second female spacefarer as a member of the Shenzhou 10 spaceship crew when it orbited the Earth in June 2013.

Credit: United Nations/United Nations Office For Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

Duration: 1 minute, 32 seconds

Release Date: March 19, 2022

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Expedition 66-67 Soyuz Hatch Opening | International Space Station

Expedition 66-67 Soyuz Hatch Opening | International Space Station

March 18, 2022: Three Russian cosmonauts boarded the International Space Station March 18 after docking their Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft a little more than three hours after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov docked the Soyuz to the Prichal module on the ISS for the start of a planned six-month mission and were later greeted by members of the Expedition 66 crew.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Expedition 66 Crew:

Commander: Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers Pyotr Dubrov, Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov

European Space Agency (ESA) Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer (DLR/German Aerospace Center)

NASA (U.S.) Flight Engineers: Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Mark Vande Hei

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 38 minutes, 38 seconds

Release Date: March 18, 2022

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Expedition 66-67 Soyuz MS-21 Docking | International Space Station

Expedition 66-67 Soyuz MS-21 Docking | International Space Station

March 18, 2022: Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) March 18 a little more than three hours after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on their Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft. Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov docked to the Prichal module on the ISS for the start of a planned six-month mission as part of both the Expedition 66 and 67 crews.

Expedition 66 Crew:

Commander: Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers Pyotr Dubrov, Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov

European Space Agency (ESA) Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer (DLR/German Aerospace Center)

NASA (U.S.) Flight Engineers: Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Mark Vande Hei

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Release Date: March 18, 2022

Preparing for Station Solar Array Upgrades | This Week @NASA

Preparing for Station Solar Array Upgrades | This Week @NASA

Week of March 18, 2022: Preparing the space station for solar array upgrades, rolling out the spacecraft for our Artemis I mission, and the Webb Space Telescope team reaches another milestone . . . a few of the stories to tell you about—This Week at NASA!

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producer: Andre Valentine

Editor: Lacey Young

Music: Universal Production Music

Duration: 3 minutes, 48 seconds

Release Date: March 18, 2022

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Mars Journey: China's Zhurong Rover | NASA MRO

Mars Journey: China's Zhurong Rover | NASA MRO

The Chinese Zhurong rover landed on Mars in May 2021. This NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) HiRISE camera image, acquired on March 11, 2022, from an altitude of 288 km, shows how far the rover has traveled in the 10 months since it landed. China is the first country to carry out a Mars orbiting, landing, and rover mission successfully on its initial attempt.

In fact, the Zhurong rover's exact path on Mars can be traced from the wheel tracks left on the surface. It has traveled south for roughly 1.5 kilometers (about 1 mile). This cutout highlights the rover and the rover’s path (with contrast enhanced to better reveal the tracks).

The Zhurong rover is part of the Tianwen-1 Mission to Mars conducted by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The Tianwen-1 spacecraft was launched on July 23, 2020 and inserted into Martian orbit on February 10, 2021. The lander, carrying the rover, performed a successful Mars soft-landing on May 14, 2021, making China the third country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on Mars and to establish communications from the surface, after the Soviet Union (Russia) and the United States.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates HiRISE, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado.

Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Image Date: March 11, 2022

Release Date: March 18, 2022

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NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket by Spotlight | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket by Spotlight | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen illuminated by spotlights atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 18, 2022, after being rollout out to the launch pad for the first time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 39B to verify systems and practice countdown procedures for the first launch. Artemis I moon launch (uncrewed) is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Image Date: March 18, 2022

NASA's Space to Ground: Taking Another Step

NASA's Space to Ground: Taking Another Step

Week of March 18, 2022: NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. A new trio awaits its launch to join the Expedition 66 crew on Friday while two astronauts are preparing for next week’s spacewalk. Human research rounded out the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday.

Three cosmonauts are counting down to their lift off aboard the Soyuz MS-21 crew ship at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev will lead first-time space-flyers Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov on a three-hour and 10-minute ride to the Prichal module where they will dock beginning a six-and-a-half-month mission aboard the station. NASA TV, on the app and the website, will begin its live mission coverage of the crew launch and docking activities at 11:15 a.m. on Friday: nasa.gov/nasatv

Meanwhile, a second spacewalk is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, for more upgrades at the orbiting lab. Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) will set their spacesuits to battery power at 8:50 a.m. signifying the start of their spacewalk. The duo will spend about six-and-a-half-hours installing new thermal system and electronics components. NASA TV will begin its live spacewalk coverage at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Expedition 66 Crew:

Commander: Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov

European Space Agency (ESA) Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer (DLR/German Aerospace Center)

NASA (U.S.) Flight Engineers: Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Mark Vande Hei

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 2 minutes, 39 seconds

Release Date: March 18, 2022

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NASA Artemis I Rocket by Moonlight | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Rocket by Moonlight | Kennedy Space Center

The Moon is seen rising behind NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out to Launch Complex 39B for the first time, Thursday, March 17, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 39B to verify systems and practice countdown procedures for the first launch.

At the pad, NASA will conduct a final prelaunch test known as wet dress rehearsal, which includes loading the SLS propellant tanks and conducting a launch countdown. The rollout involves a 4-mile journey between the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and the launch pad, expected to take between six and 12 hours. Artemis I moon launch (uncrewed) is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

Image Date: March 17, 2022

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building for the first time to Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, March 17, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 39B to verify systems and practice countdown procedures for the first launch.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky/Keegan Barber

Image Date: March 17, 2022

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NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

Watch as the rocket and spacecraft for NASA's Artemis I mission around the Moon move to their launchpad at Kennedy Space Center. Artemis I moon launch (uncrewed) is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

The integrated Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will take a 4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39B, with the full travel time expected to last from six to 12 hours. This step is in preparation for a prelaunch test known as wet dress rehearsal, which includes loading the rocket's propellant tanks and conducting a launch countdown.

For more information about Artemis I, visit:

https://go.nasa.gov/3JnayUA

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 59 minutes

Release Date: March 17, 2022

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

Learn more about Artemis I at:

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Image Date: March 17, 2022

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout

Watch Live 5pm EDT March 17th via NASA TV: nasa.gov/nasatv

Image: NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 39B to verify systems and practice countdown procedures for the first launch. Artemis I moon launch (uncrewed) is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

The roll out will include live remarks from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other guests. Coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: NASA/Glenn Benson/Kim Shiflett

Image Dates: March 10-16, 2022

NASA Astronauts Kayla & Raja on Spacewalk

NASA Astronauts Kayla & Raja on Spacewalk

NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Raja Chari concluded a spacewalk on March 15, 2022, lasting 6 hours and 54 minutes, in preparation for upcoming solar array installation on the International Space Station (ISS). It was the 247th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, upgrades and maintenance, and was the first in Chari’s career and the second for Barron.

The arrays will ultimately augment six of the station’s eight power channels, increasing the station’s total available power from 160 kilowatts to up to 215 kilowatts.

NASA Astronaut Kayla Barron Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kayla-barron/biography

NASA Astronaut Raja Chari Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/content/astronaut-raja-chari/

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station: https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

Expedition 66 Crew:

Commander: Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov

European Space Agency (ESA) Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer (DLR/German Aerospace Center)

NASA (U.S.) Flight Engineers: Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Mark Vande Hei

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: March 15, 2022

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NASA Artemis I First Rocket Rollout Day!

NASA Artemis I First Rocket Rollout Day!

Watch Live 5 pm EDT March 17th via NASA TV: nasa.gov/nasatv

Artemis I moon launch is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

Image: NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building as members of the media setup remote cameras to capture the first rollout to Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 39B to verify systems and practice countdown procedures for the first launch.

Roll out of the integrated Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is slated for Thursday, March 17, 2022. Live coverage for rollout begins at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 17 and will include live remarks from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other guests. Coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

At the pad, NASA will conduct a final prelaunch test known as wet dress rehearsal, which includes loading the SLS propellant tanks and conducting a launch countdown.

The rollout involves a 4-mile journey between the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and the launch pad, expected to take between six and 12 hours.

Learn more about Artemis I at:

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Image Date: March 16, 2022

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