Artemis Moon Program

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592941122565083136
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UPDATE:
#Artemis1 cubesat HEARD list:
EQUULEUS
LunIR
Cusp
LunaH-Map
ArgoMoon
BioSentinal

I have looked for all others with extreme prejudice nothing yet on 66cm dish.
10:02 AM · Nov 16, 2022
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1593044445448278016
View: https://twitter.com/nasa_johnson/status/1593044445448278016


Time lapse footage from @NASA_Orion as #Artemis I journeys to the Moon. Orion is scheduled to make its closest approach to the vicinity of the Moon on Nov. 21.
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Well this is news to me that they recycle electronics, might be environmentally sound, but seems like it might take longer for Artemis 2 rather than just building another set of electronics.

From Military Embedded Systems website:
Moreover, Ladwig states, the Artemis II vehicle will reuse select avionics from the Artemis I crew module; this practice will continue to dramatically increase, she says, to the point where the Artemis III pressure vessel capsule will be entirely refurbished for the Artemis VI mission.
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Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March
written by Philip Sloss July 25, 2022

www.nasaspaceflight.com

Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March - NASASpaceFlight.com

Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
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Orion is getting towards half way to the Moon already.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593165430901940226
View: https://twitter.com/nasa_orion/status/1593165430901940226


Mission Time: 1 days, 2 hrs, 5 min
Orion is 121,949 miles from Earth, 173,277 miles from the Moon, cruising at 3,076 miles per hour.
P: (-121391, -32858, -6119)
V: (-2675, -1419, -540)
O: 355º, 331.4º, 316.1º
What's this? http://www.nasa.gov/feature/track-nasa-s-artemis-i-mission-in-real-time #TrackArtemis
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Flyaway said:
Orion is getting towards half way to the Moon already.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593165430901940226
View: https://twitter.com/nasa_orion/status/1593165430901940226


Mission Time: 1 days, 2 hrs, 5 min
Orion is 121,949 miles from Earth, 173,277 miles from the Moon, cruising at 3,076 miles per hour.
P: (-121391, -32858, -6119)
V: (-2675, -1419, -540)
O: 355º, 331.4º, 316.1º
What's this? http://www.nasa.gov/feature/track-nasa-s-artemis-i-mission-in-real-time #TrackArtemis
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I cannot believe that Orion is nearing the half way point already, that is quick. I wonder if it will arrive at the Moon quicker than expected? Could it arrive early?
 
FighterJock said:
Flyaway said:
Orion is getting towards half way to the Moon already.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593165430901940226
View: https://twitter.com/nasa_orion/status/1593165430901940226


Mission Time: 1 days, 2 hrs, 5 min
Orion is 121,949 miles from Earth, 173,277 miles from the Moon, cruising at 3,076 miles per hour.
P: (-121391, -32858, -6119)
V: (-2675, -1419, -540)
O: 355º, 331.4º, 316.1º
What's this? http://www.nasa.gov/feature/track-nasa-s-artemis-i-mission-in-real-time #TrackArtemis
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I cannot believe that Orion is nearing the half way point already, that is quick. I wonder if it will arrive at the Moon quicker than expected? Could it arrive early?
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If you get there early, the Moon won't be there yet. So no...
 
Don't want to burst anyone's bubble, however . . .

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Flyaway said:
Well this is news to me that they recycle electronics, might be environmentally sound, but seems like it might take longer for Artemis 2 rather than just building another set of electronics.

From Military Embedded Systems website:
Moreover, Ladwig states, the Artemis II vehicle will reuse select avionics from the Artemis I crew module; this practice will continue to dramatically increase, she says, to the point where the Artemis III pressure vessel capsule will be entirely refurbished for the Artemis VI mission.
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Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March
written by Philip Sloss July 25, 2022

www.nasaspaceflight.com

Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March - NASASpaceFlight.com

Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
www.nasaspaceflight.com www.nasaspaceflight.com
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This is another absurdity in the SLS-Orion system. NASA is dead serious about salvaging bits of Orion 1 to try and make Orion 2 cheaper. I kid you not.
Even if the full and entire SLS-Orion stack cost north of $2 billion to $4 billion per launch. And salvaging bits of avionics will save some thousands dollars, nah, I'm petty, let's say $1 million. Remember: over $4 billion per launch.
Maybe it is a kind of "ploy" to deliver the following message "Hey, just like SpaceX, we are reusable !"
 
Archibald said:
Flyaway said:
Well this is news to me that they recycle electronics, might be environmentally sound, but seems like it might take longer for Artemis 2 rather than just building another set of electronics.

From Military Embedded Systems website:
Moreover, Ladwig states, the Artemis II vehicle will reuse select avionics from the Artemis I crew module; this practice will continue to dramatically increase, she says, to the point where the Artemis III pressure vessel capsule will be entirely refurbished for the Artemis VI mission.
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Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March
written by Philip Sloss July 25, 2022

www.nasaspaceflight.com

Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March - NASASpaceFlight.com

Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…
www.nasaspaceflight.com www.nasaspaceflight.com
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This is another absurdity in the SLS-Orion system. NASA is dead serious about salvaging bits of Orion 1 to try and make Orion 2 cheaper. I kid you not.
Even if the full and entire SLS-Orion stack cost north of $2 billion to $4 billion per launch. And salvaging bits of avionics will save some thousands dollars, nah, I'm petty, let's say $1 million. Remember: over $4 billion per launch.
Maybe it is a kind of "ploy" to deliver the following message "Hey, just like SpaceX, we are reusable !"
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well..... they were over budget. they do need to make up as much money as they can to recover.

with the amount of stuff that went on with ARTEMIS 1 im sure you could make a movie.
 
FighterJock said:
I have just come back from the NASA website and Orion is due to go around the Moon on Monday at 7:15am EST. So it looks like I was wrong in saying that Orion might get to the Moon early.

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html
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Remember it's going to be slowing down from TLI until about 90% of the way to the Moon, when lunar gravity overtakes Earth gravity and it starts to accelerate again.
 
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NASA are not permitting pictures of the launch tower to be released now that SLS has departed due to ITAR restrictions. Also it is still a controlled area so remote cameras cannot be retrieved.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593392601385914372
View: https://twitter.com/wapodavenport/status/1593392601385914372


Statement from NASA on the state of the launch pad 39B a day after the launch of SLS. No word on damage but they are assessing debris there.
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Hi Chris - See below from NASA:

Teams still are in safing operations at the pad, and it remains a controlled area. At this time, only essential personnel are permitted to enter the pad perimeter.
Media is expected to be able to retrieve their cameras tomorrow morning. Because of the current state of the configuration, there are ITAR restrictions and photos are not permitted at this time. There also is launch debris around the pad as anticipated, and the team is currently is assessing.

I asked them to provide vou with more info on the ITAR situation:

The umbilical plates are exposed, and high-res shots of those would be an ITAR violation.
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These are unconfirmed reports and I imagine this could be an issue Starship shares with SLS as I imagine it’s hard to calculate every factor that the launcher might do to the ground equipment until you actually launch it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593387570896871424
View: https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1593387570896871424


So now sources are saying that yes, Launch Complex-39B tower was damaged during the Artemis I launch on Wednesday morning. Basically, there were leaks and damage where there weren't supposed to be leaks and damage. All of this is unconfirmed, as yet.
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It’s interesting to see people complain about the cost of SLS probably not unfairly. But I think a lot of people forget now that there was much the same kind of complaints about the Apollo program at the time. I only found about this indirectly recently from a podcast dealing with the sixties.
 
Flyaway said:
USSF Was Almost ‘No Go’ for Artemis Moon Launch—Had to Replace a Faulty Switch
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I did not realise that NASA had to deal with a faulty switch as well as the Hydrogen leak during launch on Wednesday Flyaway. That is news to me.
 
FighterJock said:
Flyaway said:
USSF Was Almost ‘No Go’ for Artemis Moon Launch—Had to Replace a Faulty Switch
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I did not realise that NASA had to deal with a faulty switch as well as the Hydrogen leak during launch on Wednesday Flyaway. That is news to me.
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NASA didn't, it was a Space Force radar and they took care of it. The Nasaspaceflight.com crew covered it during their stream, not the end of the world and SLS had a 2-hour launch window to play with so USSF didn't even have to scramble that much.
 
Archibald said:
I wish I could learn about ITAR basics... where to start ?
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There are plenty of online guides - I will send you some via PM. It is actually quite simple (says some who has dealt with a lot for 20 odd years) but like a lot of things related to Govt regulations it looks complicated from the outside because of the language used...
 
Flyaway said:
NASA are not permitting pictures of the launch tower to be released now that SLS has departed due to ITAR restrictions. Also it is still a controlled area so remote cameras cannot be retrieved.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593392601385914372
View: https://twitter.com/wapodavenport/status/1593392601385914372


Statement from NASA on the state of the launch pad 39B a day after the launch of SLS. No word on damage but they are assessing debris there.
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Hi Chris - See below from NASA:

Teams still are in safing operations at the pad, and it remains a controlled area. At this time, only essential personnel are permitted to enter the pad perimeter.
Media is expected to be able to retrieve their cameras tomorrow morning. Because of the current state of the configuration, there are ITAR restrictions and photos are not permitted at this time. There also is launch debris around the pad as anticipated, and the team is currently is assessing.

I asked them to provide vou with more info on the ITAR situation:

The umbilical plates are exposed, and high-res shots of those would be an ITAR violation
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alright. so. the bureaucrats (bureaucrat : someone who sits behind a desk and tells you you cant do something) are hiding something again..... i would love to know what they are hiding in that tower.
 

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