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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #42 on: 06/11/2022 12:00 am »

Engineers Power Up Crew Module for First Artemis Mission with Astronauts

The Orion crew module for Artemis II was powered on for the first time May 27 inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This capsule will carry astronauts on a trip around the Moon during the first crewed Artemis mission and helps set the stage for future lunar landing missions through Artemis.


With initial power-on complete, the crew module will undergo a three-part test over several months which includes applying power to each of the eight power and data units that help provide communication between Orion’s flight computers to its components. In addition, teams will begin installing the forward bay cover, which protect the top part of the crew module as the capsule blazes back through Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of up to 25,000 mph at the end of its mission


With Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon and establish long-term exploration in preparation for missions to Mars. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion, along with the commercial human landing system and the Gateway that will orbit the Moon, are NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration.


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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #43 on: 06/11/2022 03:08 am »
Belated cross-post; high-resolution photos attached to source post:
Artemis II Service Module in O&C Highbay Clean Room

The European-built Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Artemis II mission is on a work stand inside a clean room inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 12, 2022. Teams from NASA, Lockheed Martin, the European Space Agency and Airbus will prepare the service module to be integrated with the Orion crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM for Artemis II will be the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion.
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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #44 on: 10/24/2022 12:41 pm »
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Progress for #Artemis II is taking place at @NASAKennedy!
Engineers are outfitting the @NASA_Orion crew and services modules for the first @NASAArtemis mission that will carry astronauts around the Moon.

https://twitter.com/NASA_SLS/status/1584213059220172801?cxt=HHwWgsDTtcjYoPwrAAAA
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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #45 on: 10/26/2022 10:31 am »
Isn't this the heat shield of Artemis III which has just been delivered to KSC ?  :o

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #46 on: 10/27/2022 12:59 pm »
Isn't this the heat shield of Artemis III which has just been delivered to KSC ?  :o
I don't believe so, unless NASA SLS mixed up the photos.  The Artemis-3(Orion s/n-004) heat shield, which arrived at KSC on Oct 18 from LM's Waterton Colorado facility, still needs 180 ablative Avcoat blocks "attached" to it, then be installed onto the the Crew Module.
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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #47 on: 01/10/2023 09:58 pm »
https://twitter.com/nasa_orion/status/1612941865057140736

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Inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at @NASAKennedy, technicians start to remove components from the #Artemis I spacecraft, including avionics boxes and a crew seat that will be inspected and reused on Artemis II.

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #48 on: 01/25/2023 05:29 pm »
https://twitter.com/nasa_orion/status/1618311384323743746

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Pushing Orion's first crew to the Moon! Technicians at @NASAKennedy install the engine nozzle on the service module that will propel Orion on #Artemis II.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/progress-continues-on-orion-s-service-module-for-artemis-ii

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #49 on: 01/25/2023 10:28 pm »
More NASA photos

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #50 on: 03/03/2023 12:05 am »
https://twitter.com/nasa_orion/status/1631426258486657027

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It's about to get loud for this service module!

Before powering astronauts' trip around the Moon on the #Artemis II mission, engineers test Orion’s service module at @NASAKennedy by blasting it with acoustic levels up to 140 decibels – louder than a rock concert 🤘

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #51 on: 06/27/2023 10:39 pm »
https://twitter.com/nasa_orion/status/1673802343236730880

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The heat shield ensuring the safe return of the #Artemis II crew is installed on Orion!

Up next, the spacecraft will be outfitted with some of its external panels ahead of acoustic testing later this summer.

Read more:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2023/06/27/orion-heat-shield-installed-for-nasas-artemis-ii-mission/

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Orion Heat Shield Installed for NASA’s Artemis II Mission

On June 25, 2023, teams completed installation of the heat shield for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The 16.5-foot-wide heat shield is one of the most important systems on the Orion spacecraft ensuring a safe return of the astronauts on board. As the spacecraft returns to Earth following its mission around the Moon, it will be traveling at speeds of about 25,000 mph and experience outside temperatures of nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside the spacecraft, however, astronauts will experience a much more comfortable temperature in the mid-70s thanks to Orion’s thermal protection system.

Up next, the spacecraft will be outfitted with some of its external panels ahead of acoustic testing later this summer. These tests will validate the crew module can withstand the vibrations it will experience throughout the Artemis II mission, during launch, flight, and landing.

Once acoustic testing is complete, technicians will attach the crew module to Orion’s service module, marking a major milestone for the Artemis II mission, the first mission with astronauts under Artemis that will test and check out all of Orion’s systems needed for future crewed missions.

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #52 on: 07/08/2023 04:49 am »
Higher res photos from NASA Kennedy flickr

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #53 on: 07/14/2023 02:44 pm »
https://twitter.com/bonzack/status/1679856267035131905

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Left to right: Artemis III, Artemis IV, and Artemis II Orion Crew Modules.

@LMSpace is assembling the fourth thru sixth Orion at the Kennedy Space Center, the first three being EFT-1, STA, and Artemis I.

AR2: Heatshield install
AR3: Prop & ECLSS welding
AR4: Primary Structure

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #54 on: 08/08/2023 03:01 pm »
twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1688918644070420481

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Orion Crew Module for Artemis II

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1688920422753144833

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Artemis II Orion Crew Module closeups

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #55 on: 08/08/2023 07:59 pm »
A selection of photos from NASA Kennedy

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Re: EM-2/Artemis 2 Orion Construction and Processing Updates
« Reply #57 on: 08/15/2023 03:21 pm »
From the recent article titled "Lockheed Martin, NASA working around the clock to finish Artemis II Orion assembly and hold 2024 launch date" (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/08/orion-update-081523/):
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NASA also held an Artemis update media briefing at the KSC Press Site later in the day on Aug. 8, the first since the late November 2024 target date for launch was announced in early March. NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Jim Free said in the briefing that the target date still remains unchanged, although work was “a number of weeks” behind.
Artemis 2 will probably slip a bit like space projects usually do and launch in the first half of 2025.
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