Unexpected livestream this morning because NASA let us unexpectedly close to Orion.
Artemis I Orion close up after returning from a trip around the Moon!Live: youtube.com/watch?v=ZvOedU…
Scorchy side of Orion's heatshield.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvOedU…
Heatshield close up!
Back from its trip to the Moon, Orion sits waiting to be offloaded from the USS Portland tomorrow. I have so many amazing photos to share with you all, but first I have to drive back to LA. @NASASpaceflightSupport me & get un-watermarked downloads here > patreon.com/join/jackbeyer
Close up views of the Artemis I Orion capsule after its arrival at Naval Base San Diego on December 13.Video from me for @NASASpaceflight. Edited by Sawyer (@thenasaman).➡️
Back on dry land. Yesterday, @NASAGroundSys offloaded @NASA_Orion from the USS Portland for initial inspections, ahead of its journey to @NASAKennedy for post-flight analysis. We'll remove a few payloads in San Diego and the remainder at @NASAKennedy.
Artemis I Update: Orion Offloaded from USS Portland in Preparation for Transport to Kennedy Space CenterTeam members with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems program successfully removed the Artemis I Orion spacecraft from the USS Portland Dec. 14, after the ship arrived at U.S. Naval Base San Diego a day earlier. The spacecraft successfully splashed down Dec. 11 in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California after completing a 1.4 million-mile journey beyond the Moon and back, and was recovered by NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and personnel from the Department of Defense. Engineers will conduct inspections around the spacecraft’s windows before installing hard covers and deflating the five airbags on the crew module uprighting system in preparation for the final leg of Orion’s journey over land. It will be loaded on a truck and transported back to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for post-flight analysis. Before its departure, teams will open Orion’s hatch as part of preparations for the trip to Kennedy and remove the Biology Experiment-1 payload which flew onboard Orion. The experiment involves using plant seeds, fungi, yeast, and algae to study the effects of space radiation before sending humans to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. Removing the payload prior to Orion’s return to Kennedy allows scientists to begin their analysis before the samples begin to degrade. Once it arrives to Kennedy, Orion will be delivered to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility where additional payloads will be taken out, its heat shield and other elements will be removed for analysis, and remaining hazards will be offloaded.Author Tiffany FairleyPosted on December 14, 2022 5:48 pmCategories UncategorizedTags Artemis I, Exploration Ground Systems, Orion spacecraft
Team members with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems program successfully removed the Artemis I Orion spacecraft from the USS Portland Dec. 14, after the ship arrived at U.S. Naval Base San Diego.
🚨 New, absolutely incredible @NASA_Orion footage to cure your Tuesday blues! 🚨Orion splashed down on Dec. 11, bringing the @NASAArtemis I mission to a close.
The @NASA_Orion spacecraft has arrived back at @NASAKennedy in Florida after an 1.4 million mile mission beyond the Moon and a cross-country truck ride from Naval Base San Diego in California.
Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Returns to Kennedy Space CenterAfter its 1.4-million-mile mission beyond the Moon and back, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived back at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Dec. 30. The capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11 and was transported by truck across the country from Naval Base San Diego in California to Kennedy’s Multi Payload Processing Facility in Florida.Now that Orion is back at Kennedy, technicians will remove payloads from the capsule as part of de-servicing operations, including Commander Moonikin Campos, zero-gravity indicator Snoopy, and the official flight kit. Orion’s heat shield and other elements will be removed for extensive analysis, and remaining hazards will be offloaded.Artemis I was a major step forward as part of NASA’s lunar exploration efforts and sets the stage for the next mission of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion to fly crew around the Moon on Artemis II.Author Madison TuttlePosted on December 30, 2022 4:18 pmCategories UncategorizedTags Artemis I, Exploration Ground Systems, Orion spacecraft
The @NASA_Orion spacecraft, which recently traveled around the Moon on Artemis I, is now back at @NASAKennedy. The spacecraft arrived at the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at approximately 4:15 p.m. today.
Preparations are underway to transport the @NASA_Orion spacecraft inside the High Bay of the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at @NASAKennedy.
It’s baaaaaaaack…Yesterday, @NASA_Orion returned to @NASAKennedy and is now safely inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF). Welcome home!📸/🎥: @NASAGroundSys
Heat Shield Inspections Underway on Artemis I Orion SpacecraftInside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians conduct inspections of the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission. Orion returned to Kennedy on Dec. 30, 2022, after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, following a 1.4-million-mile mission beyond the Moon and back.In this photo, technicians underneath the crew module closely examine the heat shield, which endured temperatures near 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit during reentry through Earth’s atmosphere. The heat shield will be removed from the spacecraft and taken to another facility for further detailed inspections.Teams also are inspecting the windows of the capsule along with the thermal protection on the back shell panels that cover the spacecraft to protect it from the harsh conditions both in space and during the high-speed, high-heat reentry.On top of the capsule is the deflated crew module uprighting system, which is a group of five air bags that position the capsule right side up after splashdown and were deflated prior to transport back to Kennedy. While still in the transfer aisle of the facility, engineers are in the process of removing external avionics boxes. Technicians will take air samples within the capsule ahead of repositioning it into a service stand that will allow access to the interior. Upon opening the hatch, technicians will remove the internal avionics boxes and payloads. After conducting detailed inspections and testing, the avionics boxes will be reused for the Artemis II mission.De-servicing will continue in the coming months with the removal of the hazardous commodities that remain on board. Once complete, the spacecraft will journey to NASA Glenn’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility for abort-level acoustic vibration and other environmental testing.Photo credit: NASA/Skip Williams
KSC-20230110-PH-CSH01_0035 Joe Leblanc, Orion payload and cargo manager with Lockheed Martin, secures Commander Moonikin Campos, a sensored stand-in for humans from NASAâs Artemis I mission, inside its transport crate in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 10, 2023, for its trip back to NASAâs Johnson Space Center in Houston. Moonikin Campos was secured inside the Orion spacecraft for the mission beyond the Moon and back to Earth. Artemis I Orion launched atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Kennedyâs Launch Complex 39B on Nov. 16, 2022, at 1:47 a.m. EST for a 25-day trip beyond the Moon and back. During the flight, Orion flew farther than any human-rated spacecraft has ever flown, paving the way for human deep space exploration and demonstrating NASAâs commitment and capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The primary goal of Artemis I was to thoroughly test the SLS and Orion spacecraftâs integrated systems before crewed missions. Under Artemis, NASA aims to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and establish sustainable lunar exploration. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston
