WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will present reside protection with commentary of the upcoming Artemis I cryogenic demonstration check starting at 7:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
The demonstration check will permit groups to affirm the restore to a hydrogen leak seen throughout an early September Artemis I launch try, consider up to date propellant loading procedures, and conduct additional evaluations. The demonstration will conclude when the targets for the check have been met.
Live protection of the check will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the company’s website. While NASA is airing protection of the launch, rendezvous, docking, and hatch opening of the Soyuz MS-22 carrying NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio to the International Space Station on NASA’s Television’s Public Channel, the Artemis I demonstration check will air solely on the Media Channel. During all different occasions, the check will air on each the Public and Media Channels.
The company additionally will host a media teleconference to preview the check at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19. Participants embody:
- Tom Whitmeyer, deputy affiliate administrator for Common Exploration Systems Development, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission supervisor, NASA Headquarters
- Jeremy Parsons, deputy supervisor, Exploration Ground Systems Program, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
- John Blevins, chief engineer, Space Launch System Program, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Audio of the media name will stream reside on the company’s web site at:
To take part by phone, media should RSVP no later than two hours prior to the beginning of the occasion to: [email protected].
Artemis I is an uncrewed flight check. It is the primary in a sequence of more and more advanced missions to present a basis for human exploration in deep house and show our dedication and functionality to prolong human existence to the Moon and past.
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the primary girl and the primary particular person of shade on the Moon, paving the way in which for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to ship astronauts to Mars.
For updates, comply with alongside on NASA’s Artemis weblog at:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis
SOURCE NASA
