NASA will hold a media conference call at 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday, May 27 to discuss the next wet rehearsal test of the agency's space launch system (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida before the unmanned Artemis I lunar mission The conference call will be broadcast live on the agency's website.
The rehearsal drill is the last test required before launch, which requires NASA to test the system, including loading propellant into the rocket fuel tank, conducting a complete launch countdown, demonstrating the ability to recover the countdown clock, and giving the team the opportunity to practice the launch schedule and procedures.
Participants included:
Tom whitmeyer, deputy director of joint exploration system development at NASA Headquarters
Clive Lanham, senior aircraft operations manager, NASA's Kennedy Space Center exploration ground systems program
John breivins, chief engineer, space launch system program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
The engineers had previously successfully solved the problems found in the previous wet rehearsal tests, including replacing and testing a check valve on the upper stage of the rocket and repairing a small leak in the rear service mast tie down plate housing. The teams also completed some tasks that were originally scheduled to be carried out in the aircraft assembly building (VAB) after the wet rehearsal.
Through the Artemis mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first colored man on the moon, pave the way for the long-term existence of the moon, and serve as a stepping stone to send the first astronauts to Mars.
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