“11:18 The camera installed on one of the solar battery of the Orion spacecraft recorded this type of capsule during an external review on November 18, 2022. NASA NASA can launch its mission Artemis II, which will deliver astronauts around the month for the first time in more than 50 years, in February 2026. Previously the mission was postponed by April but during […]”, – WRITE: Businessua.com.ua
11:18 The camera installed on one of the solar battery of the Orion spacecraft recorded this type of capsule during an external review on November 18, 2022. NASA
NASA can launch its mission Artemis II, which will deliver astronauts around the month for the first time in more than 50 years, in February 2026.
Earlier, the mission was postponed by April, but during a press conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Tuesday, NASA representatives stated that they could reach a launch window that could Open on February 5.
“We have a place together in the first row of history. We return to a month after more than 50 years, ”said Lakisha Hawkins, Acting Deputy Administrator of the Directorate for the Development of NASA Research Systems during the introductory word.
The Artemis team will consist of three Americans – Victor Glover, Christina Hammok Koch and Reed Weizman – and one Canadian, Jeremy Hansen. Glover and Koch will become the first color man and woman, respectively, who stepped on the surface of the moon.
Artemis-1, launching in November 2022, and the completion of work took place in December, became the first step in the ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the moon for scientific discoveries and economic development, as well as the potential possibility of sending a piloted mission to Mars.
Astronauts Reed Weizman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Victor Glover during an interview with ABC News in Houston, April 3, 2023. ABC News
However, after flight tests, the teams found problems with the battery and malfunction of the component that controls air ventilation and temperature control.
In addition, NASA began to investigate why, during the Mission of Artemis I, pieces of charging layer from a spacecraft thermal screen were lost.
“Now it’s a series of trials, artemis,” said Hawkins. “Artemis II is a 10-day test flight … And so we will study at joint events.”
She continued: “Although Artemis I was a great success, we will show new systems and new opportunities on Artemis II, including life support systems, display capabilities, software, etc.”.
Hawkins said that the lessons will help you prepare for the Mission of Artemis III, which will be an attempt to plant a month. NASA did not send a crew to the month since the Apollo-17 mission in December 1972, that is, more than 50 years ago.
Charlie Blackwell-Thopson, ARTEMIS Launch Director, stated during a press conference that a missile system that would deliver astronauts into space, Space Launch System (SLS), is “practically staffed and ready for work.”
Blackwell-Thopson added that the Orion crew capsule is in the final stage of preparation at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, where it completes the processing and then heads into the unit.
Soures: abcnews.go.com
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