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SUMMARY:NASA Media Update on Artemis I Rollback
DESCRIPTION:NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday\, Sept. 27\, to discuss the agency’s decision to roll the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I is a flight test to launch SLS and send Orion beyond the Moon and back to Earth before future missions with crew. \nAs Hurricane Ian moves toward Florida\, the agency began to roll back its rocket and spacecraft at 11 p.m. Monday\, Sept. 26\, providing enough time for employees to prioritize safety of their families\, as well as protect the Artemis I hardware before the hurricane makes landfall. \nAudio of the call will livestream on the agency’s website at: \nhttps://www.nasa.gov/live \nBriefing participants include: \nJanet Petro\, center director\, Kennedy\nJim Free\, associate administrator\, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate\, NASA Headquarters\nTo participate by telephone\, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the briefing to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. \nNASA used the latest information provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\, the U.S. Space Force\, and the National Hurricane Center to guide its decision making. As center director\, Petro will provide big picture hurricane preparations underway at Kennedy. \nThrough Artemis missions\, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon\, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence\, and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars. \nFor updates\, follow along on NASA’s Artemis blog at: \nhttps://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis \n 
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-media-update-on-artemis-i-rollback/
LOCATION:NASA Kennedy Space Center\, FL\, 32899\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T080000
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SUMMARY:Post-Impact Media Briefing on NASA’s DART Mission
DESCRIPTION:The DART spacecraft is designed to impact an asteroid – which poses no threat to Earth – as a test of technology\, and the asteroid system DART will encounter is the perfect testing ground to see if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course\, should a hazardous asteroid be discovered in the future. During the briefing\, you will have the opportunity to hear from the below experts on the DART mission team as well ask questions for the purposes of media reporting: \n– Ed Reynolds\, DART Program Manager\, Johns Hopkins APL\n– Mark Jensenius\, DART Smart Nav Guidance Engineer\, Johns Hopkins APL\n– Dr. Carolyn Ernst\, DART DRACO Instrument Scientist\, Johns Hopkins APL\n– Dr. Julie Bellerose\, DART Navigation Lead\, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory \nThe briefing will be streamed on Monday\, Sept. 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET. at live – audio available at: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/post-impact-media-briefing-on-nasas-dart-mission/
LOCATION:NASA HQ\, Washington\, DC\, 20546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220927
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SUMMARY:NASA Media Briefings: Crew-5 Arrival to Launch Site\, Flight Readiness Review
DESCRIPTION:NASA will host two media briefings Monday\, Sept. 26\, in preparation for the fifth crew rotation mission with SpaceX as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. \nNASA and SpaceX continue to target 12:46 p.m. EDT\, Monday\, Oct. 3\, for launch of the agency’s Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nThe mission will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada\, who will serve as mission commander and pilot\, respectively\, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata\, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina\, who will serve as mission specialists. \nThese crewmates will travel to the space station for a six-month science and technology research mission. Plans also continue to return NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts following a short handover on the space station with Crew-5. \nThe deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. More information about media accreditation is available by emailing: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. \nAll media participation in the following news conferences will be remote except where specifically listed below. All times are Eastern and subject to change based on concurrent operations. \nMonday\, Sept. 26 \n3:30 p.m. (approximately) – Crew arrival media event at Kennedy on NASA Television\, the NASA app\, and the agency’s website with the following participants: \n– Janet Petro\, director\, NASA Kennedy\n– Dana Hutcherson\, deputy manager\, Commercial Crew Program\, NASA Kennedy\n– NASA astronaut Nicole Mann\n– NASA astronaut Josh Cassada\n– JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata\n– Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina \nThe event is limited to in-person media only. Follow commercial crew and Kennedy Space Center for the latest arrival updates. \n4:30 p.m. (approximately) – Flight Readiness Review media teleconference at Kennedy with the following participants: \n– Kathryn Lueders\, associate administrator\, Space Operations Mission Directorate\, NASA Headquarters\n– Steve Stich\, manager\, Commercial Crew Program\, NASA Kennedy\n– Joel Montalbano\, manager\, International Space Station\, NASA’s Johnson Space Center\n– Emily Nelson\, chief flight director\, Flight Operations Directorate\, NASA Johnson\n– William Gerstenmaier\, vice president\, Build and Flight Reliability\, SpaceX\n– Junichi Sakai\, manager\, International Space Station Program\, JAXA\n– Sergei Krikalev\, executive director\, Human Space Flight Programs\, Roscosmos \nListen to audio of the teleconference streaming at: https://www.nasa.gov/live \nMedia may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode\, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 3 p.m. on Sept. 26\, at: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. \nBased on the duration of the readiness review\, NASA may adjust the date of this briefing if not able to complete the telecon prior to 6 p.m. when the agency’s DART mission coverage begins. \nLearn more about the mission and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/commercial-crew-program/
LOCATION:NASA Kennedy Space Center\, FL\, 32899\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T133000
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SUMMARY:NASA Media Update On Artemis I Mission
DESCRIPTION:NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday\, Sept. 23\, to discuss the cryogenic demonstration test conducted Wednesday\, Sept. 21\, ahead of the next Artemis I launch attempt. \nAudio of the call will livestream on the agency’s website at: https://www.nasa.gov/live \nAfter encountering a hydrogen leak early in the loading process during the test Wednesday\, Sept. 21\, engineers were able to troubleshoot the issue and complete the test objectives. \nBased on data from the test\, teams are fine-tuning procedures for the next launch opportunity\, targeted for no earlier than Sept. 27. The rocket remains in a safe and flight-ready configuration at the launch pad. \nArtemis I is a flight test to launch NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon before future missions with crew. \nBriefing participants include: \n– Tom Whitmeyer\, deputy associate administrator\, Common Exploration Systems Development\, NASA Headquarters\n– Brad McCain\, vice president and general manager\, Jacobs Space Operations Group\n– John Blevins\, SLS chief engineer\, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center \nTo participate by telephone\, media must RSVP two hours before the briefing to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. \nThe four main objectives met during the demonstration were assessing the repair to address the hydrogen leak identified on the previous launch attempt\, loading propellants into the rocket’s tanks using new procedures to transition changes in temperature and pressure more slowly to reduce the likelihood of leaks\, conducting the kick-start bleed\, and performing a pre-pressurization test. \nManagers waved off two previous launch attempts\, one on Aug. 29 due to a faulty temperature sensor\, and one on Sept. 3 due to a liquid hydrogen leak at an interface between the rocket and mobile launcher. \nThrough Artemis missions\, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon\, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence\, and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars. \nFor updates\, follow along on NASA’s Artemis blog at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-media-update-on-artemis-i-mission/
LOCATION:NASA Headquarters\, Washington\, DC\, 20546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220922
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SUMMARY:NASA to Televise Artemis I Demonstration Test\, Host Media Call
DESCRIPTION:NASA will provide live coverage with commentary of the upcoming Artemis I cryogenic demonstration test beginning at 7:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday\, Sept. 21. \nThe demonstration test will allow teams to confirm the repair to a hydrogen leak seen during an early September Artemis I launch attempt\, evaluate updated propellant loading procedures\, and conduct additional evaluations. The demonstration will conclude when the objectives for the test have been met. \nLive coverage of the test will air on NASA Television\, the NASA app\, and the agency’s website. While NASA is airing coverage of the launch\, rendezvous\, docking\, and hatch opening of the Soyuz MS-22 carrying NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio to the International Space Station on NASA’s Television’s Public Channel\, the Artemis I demonstration test will air only on the Media Channel. During all other times\, the test will air on both the Public and Media Channels. \nThe agency also will host a media teleconference to preview the test at 11:30 a.m. Monday\, Sept. 19. Participants include: \n– Tom Whitmeyer\, deputy associate administrator for Common Exploration Systems Development\, NASA Headquarters\n– Mike Sarafin\, Artemis mission manager\, NASA Headquarters\n– Jeremy Parsons\, deputy manager\, Exploration Ground Systems Program\, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center\n– John Blevins\, chief engineer\, Space Launch System Program\, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center \nAudio of the media call will stream live on the agency’s website at: https://www.nasa.gov/live \nTo participate by telephone\, media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. \nArtemis I is an uncrewed flight test. It is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to provide a foundation for human exploration in deep space and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. \nThrough Artemis missions\, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon\, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-to-televise-artemis-i-demonstration-test-host-media-call/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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SUMMARY:NASA Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
DESCRIPTION:NASA will host a briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday\, Sept. 15\, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to provide highlights from the first year and a half of the Perseverance rover’s exploration of Mars. \nThe rover landed in Mars’ Jezero Crater in February 2021 and is collecting samples of rock and other materials from the Martian surface. NASA’s Perseverance is investigating the sediment-rich ancient river delta in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater. \nThe briefing will livestream on NASA Television\, Twitter\, Facebook\, and YouTube\, as well as the agency’s app. Watch on the agency’s website at: bi \nParticipants will include: \n– Lori Glaze\, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division\, NASA Headquarters\n– Laurie Leshin\, JPL director\n– Art Thompson\, Perseverance project manager\, JPL\n– Ken Farley\, Perseverance project scientist\, Caltech\n– Sunanda Sharma\, Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals scientist\, JPL\n– David Shuster\, Perseverance returned sample scientist\, University of California\, Berkeley \nMembers of the U.S. media interested in covering the event in person at JPL must arrange access in advance by emailing Rexana Vizza at: rexana.v.vizza@jpl.nasa.gov no later than 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT) on Tuesday\, Sept. 13. Foreign media outlets must RSVP by 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT) on Monday\, Sept. 12. Valid media credentials are required for on-site access. The agency’s media accreditation policy is available online. \nTo ask questions by phone\, members of the media need to RSVP no later than two hours before the start of the event on Thursday\, Sept. 15. Questions can be asked on social media during the briefing using #AskNASA. \nPerseverance marks the first step in the Mars Sample Return campaign\, which would return scientifically-promising samples to Earth for further study using the most sophisticated instruments around the world. These samples collected by Perseverance during its exploration of an ancient river delta are thought to be the best opportunity to reveal the early evolution of Mars\, including the potential for life. \nAstrobiology
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-briefing-on-perseverance-mars-rover-mission-operations/
LOCATION:NASA Headquarters\, Washington\, DC\, 20546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220913
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SUMMARY:NASA\, Rice University Mark 60th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy Speech
DESCRIPTION:NASA and Rice University leaders will host multiple events to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s historic speech at Rice Stadium in Houston\, helping advance the agency’s leadership in human spaceflight through multiple eras including Apollo Moon landings\, space shuttle\, International Space Station\, and soon\, Artemis missions. \nThe agency will provide live coverage of the final event at 11 a.m. CDT on Monday\, Sept. 12\, commemorating the speech on NASA Television\, the NASA app\, and the agency’s website. \nNASA Administrator Bill Nelson will be the keynote speaker. The program also features Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche as well as other agency officials\, dignitaries\, and local and national elected officials. \nNASA leaders\, including Nelson and Wyche\, will be available to speak to media at Rice University at 9:30 a.m. on Monday. Media who want to attend commemoration events at Rice University\, including interviewing NASA leaders\, should RSVP in advance to Doug Miller\, director of Rice News and Media Relations\, at doug.miller@rice.edu or 713-348-6770. \nGates to the stadium will open to the public at 9 a.m. Monday. The event will feature exhibits from NASA\, Space Center Houston\, Rice University\, and space industry partners\, who will commemorate Kennedy’s historic challenge and unprecedented commitment of resources that set a young space agency on the path to achieve the goal with the successfully landing Apollo 11 astronauts on the Moon July 20\, 1969. \nToday\, NASA is preparing to launch the agency’s Artemis I test flight to the Moon\, a major step forward in the Artemis Generation of deep space exploration. The Space Launch System rocket will send the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I flight test around the Moon and back to Earth\, paving the way for future missions with crew. \nThrough Artemis missions\, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon\, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before for the benefit of all. In collaboration with commercial and international partners\, NASA will establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then\, humanity will use what it learns on and around the Moon to begin the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars. \nAdditional events and activities include at Rice University include: \nSaturday\, Sept. 10 \n10 a.m. – NASA pavilion and Industry and Research exhibits open to the public\, free of charge. \n11 a.m. – Space selfie on the Rice Stadium field\, weather/clouds permitting. Details and registration at tinyurl.com/mr292zvm. \n6:30 p.m. – Commemorative football game between the Rice University Owls and the McNeese State University Cowboys in Rice Stadium. Vanessa Wyche\, director of the Johnson Space Center\, will participate in the coin toss and members of NASA’s Orion team will be honored.\nSunday\, Sept. 11 \n10 a.m. – Community Day: NASA and industry exhibits open to the public \nMonday\, Sept. 12 \n9:30 a.m. – NASA leaders available to speak with media. \n11 a.m. – As noted above\, NASA will provide live coverage of the main event. Participants will include: \n– NASA Administrator Bill Nelson\n– NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana\n– NASA’s Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche\n– NASA astronaut Shannon Walker\n– Rice University President Reggie DesRoches\n– Rice Space Institute Director Dr. David Alexander\, Rice Space Institute (master – of ceremonies)\n– Retired ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Jean-Loup Chrétien\n– Avalon Hogans\, Houston’s youth poet laureate \nReporters and photographers covering the events will be required to bring media identification. Credentialing for the Sept. 12 event will be conducted on-site. \nMedia parking will be located in the South Stadium lot\, using Entrance 10 on University Boulevard near Montclair Drive. \nVisitor parking will be free for attendees. \nhttps://external.jsc.nasa.gov/jfk-60th-anniversary/ \n 
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-rice-university-mark-60th-anniversary-of-john-f-kennedy-speech/
LOCATION:Rice Stadium\, Houston\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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SUMMARY:NASA Briefing: Status of Next Artemis I Moon Mission Launch Attempt
DESCRIPTION:NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday\, Sept. 8\, to discuss next steps for the Artemis I mission to launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \nAudio of the call will livestream on NASA’s website at: https://www.nasa.gov/live \nArtemis I is an uncrewed flight test. It is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to provide a foundation for human exploration in deep space and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. \nTeleconference participants include: \n– Jim Free\, associate administrator\, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate\, NASA Headquarters\n– Mike Bolger\, Exploration Ground Systems program manager\, Kennedy\n– John Blevins\, SLS chief engineer\, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center \nTo participate by telephone\, media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. \nAfter standing down on the Sept. 3 launch attempt due to a hydrogen leak\, teams have decided to replace the seal on an interface\, called the quick disconnect\, between the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line on the mobile launcher and the rocket while at the launch pad. \nThrough Artemis missions\, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon\, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-briefing-status-of-next-artemis-i-moon-mission-launch-attempt/
LOCATION:NASA Headquarters\, Washington\, DC\, 20546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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SUMMARY:NASA to Announce Candidate Landing Regions for Artemis III Moon Mission
DESCRIPTION:NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday\, Aug. 19\, to announce regions near the lunar South Pole the agency has identified as potential areas for astronauts to land as part of the Artemis III mission\, targeted for 2025. This will be the first time astronauts will set foot on the Moon since NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. \nAudio of the briefing will livestream on NASA’s website. \nWithin each region\, there are several potential landing sites. Each of the selected regions\, from which specific landing sites could be selected\, is of scientific interest and was evaluated based on terrain\, communications\, and lighting conditions\, as well as ability to meet science objectives. NASA will engage with the broader science community in the coming months to discuss the merits of each region. \nTeleconference participants include: \n\nMark Kirasich\, deputy associate administrator for the Artemis Campaign Development Division\, NASA Headquarters\nJacob Bleacher\, chief exploration scientist\, NASA Headquarters\nSarah Noble\, Artemis lunar science lead\, Planetary Science Division\, NASA Headquarters\nPrasun Desai\, deputy associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate\, NASA Headquarters\n\nMedia who want to participate by telephone must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to: vanessa.c.lloyd@nasa.gov \nThrough Artemis missions\, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon\, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars. NASA selected SpaceX’s Starship to provide the human landing system to deliver crew from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon during Artemis III\, which is the first Artemis mission to involve a crewed lunar landing. \nFor updates\, follow along on NASA’s Artemis blog at: \n  \nhttps://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-to-announce-candidate-landing-regions-for-artemis-iii-moon-mission/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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SUMMARY:NASA Artemis 1 Timeline / Spacecraft Operations Media Briefing
DESCRIPTION:NASA will host a pair of briefings on Wednesday\, Aug. 3\, and Friday\, Aug. 5\, to preview the upcoming Artemis I lunar mission. The agency is currently targeting no earlier than Monday\, Aug. 29\, for the launch of the Space Launch System rocket to send the Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth. The mission will take place over the course of about six weeks to check out systems before crew fly aboard on Artemis II. \nThe first briefing will provide an overview of the Artemis I mission\, and the second briefing will dive deeper into the Artemis I mission timeline and spacecraft operations. Both briefings will air live on NASA Television\, the NASA app\, the agency’s website. \nBriefing participants include (all times Eastern): \nFriday\, Aug. 5 \n11:30 a.m. – Artemis I detailed mission briefing with the following participants: \n– Debbie Korth\, Orion program deputy manager\, NASA Johnson\n– Rick LaBrode\, lead Artemis I flight director\, NASA Johnson\n– Judd Frieling\, Artemis I ascent/entry flight director\, NASA Johnson\n– Melissa Jones\, Artemis I recovery director\, NASA Kennedy\n– Reid Wiseman\, chief astronaut\, NASA Johnson\n– Philippe Deloo\, Orion European Service Module program manager\, ESA (European Space Agency) \nThis event will air live on NASA TV and media may participate in person at Johnson or by phone. To participate in the briefings by phone\, media must contact the Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m. Thursday\, Aug. 4. U.S. media interested in participating in person at Johnson must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. Friday\, July. 29\, by calling: 281-483-5111 or emailing: jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov.
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-artemis-1-timeline-spacecraft-operations-media-briefing/
LOCATION:NASA Johnson Space Center\, Houston\, TX\, 77058\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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SUMMARY:NASA JSC Hosts Media Activities in Houston Ahead of Lunar Mission
DESCRIPTION:Ahead of the Artemis I flight test\, NASA is inviting media to its Johnson Space Center in Houston Friday\, Aug. 5\, for a detailed mission briefing and a behind-the-scenes look at facilities that will enable a long-term human presence at the Moon. \nNASA is currently targeting no earlier than Monday\, Aug. 29\, for the launch of the Space Launch System rocket to send the Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth. The mission will take place over the course of about six weeks to check out systems before crew fly aboard on Artemis II. \nThe media day will feature mission support facilities\, trainers\, and hardware for future Artemis missions\, as well as interview opportunities with program leaders\, flight directors\, astronauts\, scientists\, and engineers. It also will feature tours and activities in unique facilities at Johnson. \nU.S. media interested in participating in person at Johnson must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. Friday\, July 29\, by calling: 281-483-5111 or emailing: jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. International media must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday\, July 26. \nPlanned activities include: \nIn-depth mission briefing – Discuss the Artemis I mission profile with flight directors and mission experts. The briefing also will air on NASA TV and media may ask questions by phone. NASA will share the briefing time and details to join by phone at a later date. \nArtemis mission control – Chat with flight directors\, engineers and astronauts while in the control room that will be used throughout the Artemis I mission. \nSpace Vehicle Mockup Facility – View a full scale version of the Orion crew module used for training and an Orion launch and entry suit that will be worn by astronauts on future Artemis missions. \nSystems Engineering Simulator – Preview the first Artemis lunar surface excursions in a new virtual reality trainer that is preparing future moonwalkers for extravehicular lunar surface operations. \nNeutral Buoyancy Laboratory – Learn about the latest hardware and ongoing testing in one of the world’s largest swimming pools to support Artemis missions. \nGateway high-fidelity hardware mockup fabrication facility – Tour a high-fidelity mockup of Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost module where Artemis astronauts will live and work during future Artemis missions. \nAdditional interview opportunities – Speak with experts from various programs at Johnson that support NASA’s Artemis missions\, including the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program and the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.\nArtemis I is an uncrewed flight test\, the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to the Moon in preparation for human missions to Mars. Through Artemis missions\, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon\, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars. \nFor updates\, follow along on NASA’s Artemis blog at: \nhttps://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nnasa-jsc-hosts-media-activities-in-houston-ahead-of-lunar-mission/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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SUMMARY:NASA Artemis 1 Overview Media Briefing
DESCRIPTION:NASA will host a pair of briefings on Wednesday\, Aug. 3\, and Friday\, Aug. 5\, to preview the upcoming Artemis I lunar mission. The agency is currently targeting no earlier than Monday\, Aug. 29\, for the launch of the Space Launch System rocket to send the Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth. The mission will take place over the course of about six weeks to check out systems before crew fly aboard on Artemis II. \nThe first briefing will provide an overview of the Artemis I mission\, and the second briefing will dive deeper into the Artemis I mission timeline and spacecraft operations. Both briefings will air live on NASA Television\, the NASA app\, the agency’s website. \nBriefing participants include (all times Eastern): \nWednesday\, Aug. 3 \n11 a.m. – Artemis I mission overview briefing with the following participants: \n– NASA Administrator Bill Nelson\n– Bhavya Lal\, associate administrator for technology\, policy\, and strategy\, NASA Headquarters\n– Mike Sarafin\, Artemis I mission manager\, NASA Headquarters\n– Charlie Blackwell-Thompson\, Artemis I launch director\, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida\n– John Honeycutt\, Space Launch System program manager\, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville\, Alabama\n– Howard Hu\, Orion program manager\, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston \nThis event will air live on NASA TV and media may join by telephone to ask questions. To participate by phone\, media must send their full name\, media affiliation\, email address\, and phone number no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to: kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov.
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-artemis-1-overview-media-briefing/
LOCATION:NASA Headquarters\, Washington\, DC\, 20546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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SUMMARY:NASA\, ESA to Discuss Mars Sample Return Mission
DESCRIPTION:NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday\, July 27\, to discuss the architecture for its Mars Sample Return campaign. \nNASA and ESA (European Space Agency) recently held a systems requirement review as part of the Mars Sample Return campaign’s conceptual design phase — a phase when the architecture is refined and solidified. The briefing will present the architecture proposal that is expected to be finalized in September 2022. \nThe Mars Sample Return campaign may revolutionize humanity’s understanding of Mars by returning scientifically selected samples for study using the most sophisticated instruments around the world. This strategic partnership with ESA will be the first mission to return samples from another planet\, including the first launch from the surface of another planet. The samples to be returned – currently being collected by Perseverance during its exploration of Jezero Crater\, home to an ancient river-delta – are thought to be the best opportunity to reveal the early evolution of Mars\, including the potential for life. \nTeleconference participants include: \n\nThomas Zurbuchen\, associate administrator\, Science Mission Directorate\, NASA Headquarters in Washington\nDavid Parker\, director of Human and Robotic Exploration\, ESA\nJeff Gramling\, director\, Mars Sample Return Program\, NASA\nFrancois Spoto\, head of Mars exploration group\, ESA\n\nMedia interested in participating in the call should send their full name\, media affiliation\, email address\, and phone number to Alana Johnson no later than two hours before the start of the call at: alana.r.johnson@nasa.gov. A copy of NASA’s media accreditation policy is available online. \nFor more information about the Mars Sample Return campaign\, visit: https://mars.nasa.gov/msr/
URL:https://spaceref.com/event/nasa-esa-to-discuss-mars-sample-return-mission/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Media Briefing
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