After a rocket body impacted the Moon last year, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to snap a surprising view of the impact site. Unexpectedly, the crater is actually two craters and may indicate that the rocket body had large masses at each end: go.nasa.gov/3byMaTS
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We want to put @NASA_Orion through its paces on #Artemis I to ensure we're ready for crewed missions starting on Artemis II. Flying to the Distant Retrograde Orbit will add rigor to the mission, allowing us to assess the spacecraft's performance. More: go.nasa.gov/3Aaf9rd
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This week, NASA's GEODES team is at Lava Beds National Monument testing tools and methods for exploring what's beneath the surface of the Moon! Follow along with them all week on @NASAExpeditions.
Lava Beds National Monument is full of lava tubes – caves formed from molten lava. And that’s why we’re here. Lava tubes can also be found on the Moon! This image from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the opening of a lava tube on the Moon.
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Over the weekend, teams successfully tested the thrust vector control system for the @NASA_SLS boosters ahead of #Artemis I.
At the end of this week, @NASAGroundSys will return the rocket and @NASA_Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building: go.nasa.gov/3u9RnI3
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#ICYMI: NASA announces concept awards for nuclear power on Moon, @NASAInSight gets a few extra weeks of Mars science, and @NASA spacecraft observes asteroid Bennu's boulder "body armor" >> go.nasa.gov/3ymjrud
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LAUNCH UPDATE: @RocketLab is targeting June 28 for the launch of #CAPSTONE, our orbit-finder for the @NASA_Gateway mission to the Moon.
Live coverage begins at 5am ET (09:00 UTC) here and on nasa.gov/live.
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Join us at 11 am ET as we discuss what lies ahead for @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion.
Hear from experts as they talk about remaining objectives for the #Artemis I mission to the Moon: nasa.gov/live
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On June 24, @NASA leaders will discuss what’s next for @NASA_SLS & @NASA_Orion following the latest wet dress rehearsal, review plans for moving the rocket and spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building, and give updates on the upcoming #Artemis I launch. go.nasa.gov/3QNocV8
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On the latest episode of @NASASCaN’s The Invisible Network podcast, listen and read along about Kathleen Harmon, a mission interface manager at @NASAJPL who will help us communicate with the @NASA_Orion spacecraft during #Artemis I: go.nasa.gov/3xHnwaM
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“I absolutely love working on something that will help to further space exploration. It’s an inspiring job.”
Rachel Hsiong works on the valves for the RS-25 engines that will help power @NASA’s Space Launch System rocket to the Moon with #Artemis I: go.nasa.gov/3OCd4bp
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LIVE NOW: @NASA leaders and experts are holding a teleconference to discuss yesterday's #Artemis I wet dress rehearsal.
Tune in: nasa.gov/live
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Today’s #Artemis I wet dress rehearsal ended today at 7:37 p.m. at T-29 seconds. Read about today’s activities and next steps on the Artemis blog: go.nasa.gov/3xKsPGq
Today's #Artemis I wet dress rehearsal activities concluded after a modified countdown configuration and successfully adding propellant to the rocket. We will review the data and are meeting to discuss next steps. For updates: go.nasa.gov/3xKsPGq
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NASA Artemis retweeted
The mission management team polled “GO” to proceed with the terminal countdown. During these final ten minutes of the countdown, the team will use a modified configuration to gain the most from today’s #Artemis I wet dress rehearsal test.
Watch live: nasa.gov/live
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UPDATE: The team may decide to continue terminal count with certain issues masked in order to get further into the testing for today's wet dress rehearsal.
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Upper stage liquid hydrogen is now full.
The team is still troubleshooting the leak at the core stage quick disconnect.
Team is working to manually adjust the LOX pressure in upper stage to get back into tanking.
Plan for small fire at pad is to allow it to burn out.
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The launch control team is filling the Space Launch System’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) with liquid hydrogen (LH2) followed by liquid oxygen (LOX) loading. The core stage LH2 and LOX tanks will be full through the rest of the countdown.
>> go.nasa.gov/3OkUxk8
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NASA Artemis retweeted
New Artemis I wet dress rehearsal milestones:
✔ Liquid Oxygen transfer line chilled down
✔ Helium pressurized to flight level
✔ Main propulsion chilldown initiated
Stay tuned to nasa.gov/live for ongoing updates.
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NASA Artemis retweeted
We are “GO” to begin tanking of the @NASA_SLS rocket as part of the #Artemis I wet dress rehearsal test.
Watch our live feed for updates throughout the day: nasa.gov/nasalive
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UPDATE: The team has extended the hold for tanking for the Artemis I wet dress rehearsal while they work through an issue with the backup supply of gaseous nitrogen. Stay tuned to nasa.gov/live for ongoing updates.
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