NASA to Discuss Status: NASA’s Artemis I rocket is set to fly for the first time on March 1, 2019, with a wet dress rehearsal at Space Launch Complex 37B. The test will demonstrate how NASA will launch and land their rockets in space.
What is NASA Artemis?
NASA’s Artemis I Test, Launch is on schedule for the end of 2020. However, some details about the test remain unknown. The agency will discuss the status of Artemis I Test and Launch during its April 12 press conference.Artemis is a new NASA space exploration program that aims to send people to an asteroid by 2025. The program will use an unmann spacecraft cal Artemis to rendezvous with an asteroid in 2021 and then launch a crew capsule onto the asteroid in 2024. The goal is to learn more about asteroids and how to explore them safely.
Which could lead to future missions to Mars or other destinations in space.The Artemis Program has face several challenges since it was first announce in 2014. One issue is that it’s difficult to predict how much fuel an asteroid contains, which could impact the spacecraft’s ability to reach it. Another issue is that there are currently no safe methods of landing people on an asteroid. So NASA must figure out a way to do this before they can embark on a mission there.Despite these challenges, NASA officials remain optimistic about Artemis I Test and Launch. They believe that the program will help researchers better understand asteroids and improve our understanding of how we can explore beyond Earth.
Artemis I Launch
On Wednesday, May 16th, NASA will host a teleconference to discuss the status of Artemis I Test and Launch. The test is schedul to launch on May 21st from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. But there have been several delays that have cause concern among officials. The teleconference will provide an update on the status of the test and hopefully provide some clarity on when it might launch.
What Happens at the Launch Pad?
NASA will hold a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 8, to discuss the status of its Artemis I test, which is set to launch in 2020. The agency hopes to have a better understanding of the spacecraft’s systems after conducting more tests this year.“There have been some changes and updates since we last talk about it at the end of June,” said Steve Jurczyk. Associate administrator for Space Technology at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “We’re going to get some data back from our launch abort test later this year.”
The Artemis I test is design to verify the readiness of the spacecraft and its launch abort system in case of an emergency. The test also will help researchers learn more about how radiation affects the Orion vehicles and their crews.
Apollo 12: The Wet Dress Rehearsal
NASA is holding a press conference today to discuss the status of Artemis I test and launch. The briefing comes as NASA continues to investigate a recent issue with the vehicle’s engine.According to NASA, technicians discover an issue with the engine on July 20th during testing. Engineers are now investigating how best to resolve the issue.
If successful, a launch attempt could occur as soon as next week. However, if difficulties arise during this process. It is possible that the launch could be push back until after the Mid-July congressional recess.The main goal of Artemis I is to demonstrate that the systems work together and that humans can operate in space for extend periods of time without undue risk. The test is also crucial in order to learn more about how humans will interact with spacecraft while traveling through deep space.
Balancing KSC Operations With Space Exploration
Since 2013, the Artemis I test vehicle has been sitting on the launch pad at KSC awaiting a launch window. However, due to delays with the development of the Space Launch System (SLS). Artemis I is now unlikely to fly until 2020. This has cause some tension between KSC and NASA’s Exploration Division, which prefers to use SLS for launches rather than risk further delays. A recent report from NASA suggests that problems with Artemis’ avionics system could delay further testing and even prevent Artemis from launching until 2021.
The report recommends that these issues be resolve before flying the vehicle again. If they are not, then SLS may have to be use instead of Artemis in order to meet schedules.This issue highlights another challenge facing KSC: balancing operations with space exploration. While SLS may be more capable than Artemis, it also requires a longer time to develop and is more expensive. This means that more money needs to be allocate towards space exploration in order for KSC to keep up with other facilities around the world that are capable of launching payloads into orbit quickly.
Conclusion
The Artemis I Test is set to take place on Saturday, September 15th at 1:30pm EDT. This test follows the successful launch of an Orion spacecraft carrying a payload for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The goal of the test is to verify all systems are functioning as plane and that the spacecraft