Friday, September 4, 2020

Photos of the Day: Orion Is Ready for the Space Launch System's First Flight on Artemis 1 Next Year...

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, the Orion capsule and its service module are about to be attached to the adapter that will connect them to the Space Launch System rocket that will embark on the Artemis 1 mission next year.
NASA

A few days ago, NASA officials announced that the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) passed its System Acceptance Review and Design Certification Review...meaning that the capsule is essentially ready for flight on the Space Launch System (SLS) late next year. And last month, technicians inside Kennedy Space Center's Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (OCB) attached the MPCV to the adapter that will connect it to SLS for the Artemis I mission. With the SLS core stage booster itself about a month-and-half away from conducting the much-anticipated Green Run hot-fire test at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, things are picking up as the world's most-powerful rocket will soon be ready to embark on an exciting flight to the Moon in 2021.

Here are photos of Orion being mated to its adapter inside the OCB to mark the milestone.

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at KSC in Florida, the Orion capsule and its service module are attached to the adapter that will connect them to the Space Launch System rocket that will embark on NASA's Artemis 1 mission next year.
NASA

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at KSC in Florida, the Orion capsule and its service module are attached to the adapter that will connect them to the Space Launch System rocket that will embark on NASA's Artemis 1 mission next year.
NASA

A low-angle view of the Orion capsule with the launch adapter attached to it...with the service module's main engine visible at the bottom of the spacecraft.
NASA
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