Moreover, Ladwig states, the Artemis II vehicle will reuse select avionics from the Artemis I crew module; this practice will continue to dramatically increase, she says, to the point where the Artemis III pressure vessel capsule will be entirely refurbished for the Artemis VI mission.
NASA announced Sunday it will name the spaceflight crew of the Artemis II mission in early 2023, following the successful completion of the first phase of its mission to the moon.Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, said at a press conference just hours after the splashdown of the Orion spacecraft that the team wanted to wait until the completion of Artemis I to make an announcement.
Since the ML-1 launcher was built for the Ares launch vehicle, and is more than a decade old, NASA shouldn't be surprised that it wants modifications to the ML-1 launcher because it knows that it sat idle for many years before it decided to use the ML-1 for the SLS rocket.
Avionics boxes off Artemis I's Orion are now coming out and starting to get tested and refurbished as appropriate for use on Artemis II, per multiple accounts online.When will this and related threads be moved to the "Missions to the Moon" subforum, whose subtitle mentions this mission explicitly?
The latest on plans to repair the ML-1 launcher to ensure smooth liftoff of the Artemis 2 with only some minimal damage to the launch pad:https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/12/ml-rollback-mod-timelines/
Once [at the VAB], the ML will spend between four to six weeks [already completed, seems right on the most optimistic schedule] undergoing continued post-launch assessments before the Crawler Transporter teams will pick up the ML and move it out of the VAB to the West Park Site — which is located to the north of the VAB and is the western-most of the two ML park sites.“We’re pretty definite on January 2023,” said Sumner. “Sometime in January, we should be at the West Park Site.” [they are]There, the ML will undergo a majority of its refurbishment and modification work, including installation of the critical Emergency Egress System hardware which will be needed for crew flight operations with Artemis II. [...] While at the West Park Site, the access platforms for the four egress baskets — which would be used to transport personnel safely away from the tower in the event of an emergency — will be installed. [...] Overall, the ML is expected to spend a few months at the West Park Site, though explicit timelines are not currently known due to the uncertainty that remains in post-Artemis I launch damage refurbishment timelines. [ shouldn't be an issue now, looking forward to the new estimates]Also at the West Park Site, pneumatics changes will be carried out on the crew access level. Teams will also install breathing air and gaseous nitrogen stations and systems that would be needed in the event of emergencies.Additional work at the West Park Site will also include modifications to the ignition overpressure protection/sound suppression system that were planned before the Artemis I launch.
At NAC, Bill Nelson says the Artemis II crew will be announced "later in the spring."
CNN Exclusive: Inside the secretive process to select the first astronauts for NASA’s next moon mission:https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/world/nasa-artemis-moon-secretive-crew-selection-process/index.htmlhttps://twitter.com/KristinFisher/status/1619744518726885377
Progress Underway on Moon Rockets for NASA’s Crewed Artemis Missions:https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/progress-underway-on-moon-rockets-for-nasa-s-crewed-artemis-missions.html
Just Announced! @NASAOIG will examine NASA’s progress toward achieving its Artemis II goals, including the impact of Artemis I’s mission results.
Is this the first clear image of the Core Stage's engine section manifold toward the engines?...
Quote from: eeergo on 02/07/2023 08:50 amIs this the first clear image of the Core Stage's engine section manifold toward the engines?...No, the engine section is on the right. The manifold in the center of the photo is the bottom of the LH2 tank.
Big day for the #Artemis program as teams at @NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have successfully rotated the engine section for Artemis II. This "flip" is an important milestone for the rocket — and means the core stage is almost complete!