Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Assembly Continues on the Orion Capsule Set to Fly on NASA's First Crewed Mission to the Lunar Surface Since 1972...

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, assembly continues on the Orion capsule that will fly on Artemis 3...the first crewed mission to the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.
NASA / Frank Michaux

Artemis III Flight Hardware, CM and CMA (Photo Release - January 20)

The Orion crew module for NASA’s Artemis III mission is enclosed on a work stand inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 20, 2022. Lockheed Martin technicians are processing and preparing the crew module for its launch atop the Space Launch System rocket.

Launched atop the Space Launch System rocket, Artemis missions will aim to send astronauts, including the first woman and first person of color, on a mission to the surface of the Moon.

Source: NASA.Gov

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