Artemis 1

The landing of the Orion spacecraft in the Artemis 1 mission back from orbiting the moon. Photo: NASA TV

The Orion spacecraft has successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean, now NASA is preparing to test it in preparation for the manned flights

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The spacecraft completed a flight that included a lap of the moon and carried several scientific experiments. It is now aboard a US military ship that will take it to San Diego, from where it will be transferred to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for testing
A "selfie" photo of the Orion capsule on the Artemis 1 mission, taken during a routine inspection of the spacecraft on the third day of the journey - 18/11/2022. Photo: NASA

NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth orbit

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An astronomer explains what to expect and why it's important and how technological developments in the last 50 years have made the moon a much more accessible place
Artemis 1 on the launch pad, 16/11/22. Screenshot from NASA TV

Artemis 1 was launched to the Moon * separated from the launcher and orbits the Earth

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Later today, the Orion spacecraft is expected to deploy its solar collectors and begin tests that will last several days in an elliptical orbit around the Earth, until the mission engineers decide to move it into orbit around the moon.
The SLS launcher with the Artemis 1 spacecraft on it was due to launch at the original launch on August 29, 2022. The launch was delayed due to a hydrogen leak from one of the engines. Photo PR, NASA

Artemis 1 launch canceled again due to hydrogen leak (live broadcast)

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After the launch was postponed due to a malfunction in one of the engines, NASA engineers made a series of repairs * Duration of the launch window: XNUMX hours
The artist's impression of Orion on the moon. NASA/Liam Ynollis

Artemis 1: The maiden flight was postponed to Saturday - this is what needs to be done properly

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The goal of Project Artemis, named after the sister of Apollo and daughter of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology, is to create a long-term human presence on our closest celestial neighbor
The Israel Space Agency in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology publishes a unique illustration by Israeli cartoonist and illustrator Uri Fink, showing for the first time the #LunaTwins of the Artemis-I mission waiting together with NASA's Commander Monikin for liftoff!

The Artemis 1 launch was delayed due to a fuel leak from one of the engines

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Update: A malfunction in one of the engines caused the countdown to stop. Even if the fault is fixed, it is necessary to cool all four engines at the same time. If the launch does not take place today the next launch window -
A NASA poster for the launch of the Artemis 1 spacecraft on the SLS rocket. Image: NASA

NASA's Artemis 1 mission will be launched on Monday at 15:33 - what to expect and why it is important

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The mission, whose launch is scheduled for Monday, August 29, 2022, is a test flight - without a crew - of the launch system into space and the Orion crew compartment. NASA hopes it will pave the way for routine exploration of
This artist impression shows an aerial view of the liftoff of a NASA Space Launch System rocket. This Block 1 crew configuration of the rocket will send the first three Artemis missions to the moon. Credit: NASA/MSFC

Final preparations for the launch of the Artemis 1 SLS lunar launcher for launch at the end of the month

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NASA's target launch date is now August 29th at 08:33 EST in a two-hour time window. If there is a successful launch on August 29th the mission will last approximately 42 days -
Ignition test of the SLS rocket engines. Photo: NASA

Boeing and NASA complete full ignition test of Artemis 1 launch system core

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In the initial phase it will be an unmanned test flight around the moon, later the launch system will continue to develop towards the "Artemis 3" program - planned to be the landing of the first woman and the next man on the moon.
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