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Forum:	Exploration: Moon to Mars
Topic:	NASA's Artemis II mission (Orion/SLS)

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]NASA release <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]NASA Draws Closer to Artemis II Rocket Completion with Newest Addition[/b]</font> NASA integrated the Artemis II Orion stage adapter with the rest of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Sept. 24 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_2_sls_orion_stage_adapter01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/artemis_2_sls_orion_stage_adapter01-lg.jpg" width="400" height="355" border="0"></a></center> [i]The Orion stage adapter connects the upper stage to the Orion spacecraft, isolates the spacecraft from hazardous gases, deploys small science satellites, and will be used in a maneuvering test during the Artemis II mission.[/i] (NASA) Built by NASA engineers at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the adapter connects the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage to the Orion spacecraft. A composite diaphragm within the ring protects the Orion spacecraft from hazardous gases generated during launch. Four CubeSats containing science and technology experiments will be deployed from the adapter into high Earth orbit after Orion is a safe distance away . The 12U CubeSats aboard Artemis II were developed by international partners South Korea, Germany, Argentina, and Saudi Arabia. One “U”, or unit, is defined as 10 centimeters by 10 centimeters by 10 centimeters. NASA will integrate the Orion spacecraft with the rocket in the coming weeks ahead of the mission, scheduled for no later than April 2026. Testing and simulations in preparation for the upcoming launch taking place no later than April 2026. As the Artemis II rocket is nearing completion at NASA Kennedy, work continues on flight hardware for Artemis III. NASA Marshall engineers have flipped the Artemis III Orion stage adapter to begin bracket, avionics, and cable instillation. Later this fall, its diaphragm will be installed.</blockquote>[/B][/QUOTE]
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