Countdown Progressing For Nasa S Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal

About 5 p.m. EDT yesterday (April 1), or L-45 hours, 40 minutes before the initial targeted T-0 test, the launch team arrived at their stations inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The countdown for the wet dress test for NASA’s Artemis I mission has begun. Prior to the “station call”, the team completed a number of activities, including closing the Orion crew hatch and leaking checks. The technicians then closed the hatch on the launch cancellation system and carried out the final activities in the White Room, the access point between Orion and Mobile Launcher. The crew access arm, where the White Room is located, was withdrawn away from the spacecraft and rocket. On March 31, Orion was activated and will remain active throughout the test. The teams filled the sound suppression system with water on the launch pad, which is used to dampen and absorb the acoustic energy during the launch. Although Space Launch System engines will not ignite during this test, teams are trained to perform operations as they would on launch day. Overnight, the teams charged the batteries of the SLS base stage and configured the ground systems to activate the tent and clear and remove ducts for the RS-25 engines. At around 3 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at approximately 35 hours and 20 minutes L-35, the Artemis I launch control team powered the main stage of the Space Launch System rocket, which will be filled with more than 700,000 gallons of propellers during the tank phase of the countdown. During the day, the teams will charge the Orion flight batteries, make final preparations on the umbilical cords, and make a final launch before launch. While the cushion functions may not be visible during today’s launch pad activities, NASA broadcasts live video of the rocket and spacecraft on the Kennedy Newsroom YouTube channel. NASA is also sharing updates on its Exploration Ground Systems Twitter account. Real-time updates by Jeremy Parsons, Deputy Director of Exploration Ground Systems Program, will begin on the account when the launch manager and the Mission Management Team chair go to Tank Operations, which is expected to take place around 7 p.m. . EDT on Sunday. April 3.

title: “Countdown Progressing For Nasa S Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Lucile Torrence”

About 5 p.m. EDT yesterday (April 1), or L-45 hours, 40 minutes before the initial targeted T-0 test, the launch team arrived at their stations inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The countdown for the wet dress test for NASA’s Artemis I mission has begun. The rocket that will launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the Moon with the European Service Module en route to the launch site in Florida, USA, for its first full test before the launch of Artemis I later this year. Credit: ESA – A. Conigli Prior to the “station call”, the team completed a number of activities, including closing the Orion crew hatch and leaking checks. The technicians then closed the hatch on the launch cancellation system and carried out the final activities in the White Room, the access point between Orion and Mobile Launcher. The crew access arm, where the White Room is located, was withdrawn away from the spacecraft and rocket. On March 31, Orion was activated and will remain active throughout the test. The teams filled the sound suppression system with water on the launch pad, which is used to dampen and absorb the acoustic energy during the launch. Although Space Launch System engines will not ignite during this test, teams are trained to perform operations as they would on launch day. Overnight, the teams charged the batteries of the SLS base stage and configured the ground systems to activate the tent and clear and remove ducts for the RS-25 engines. At around 3 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at approximately 35 hours and 20 minutes L-35, the Artemis I launch control team powered the main stage of the Space Launch System rocket, which will be filled with more than 700,000 gallons of propellers during the tank phase of the countdown. During the day, the teams will charge the Orion flight batteries, make final preparations on the umbilical cords, and make a final launch before launch. While the cushion functions may not be visible during today’s launch pad activities, NASA broadcasts live video of the rocket and spacecraft on the Kennedy Newsroom YouTube channel. NASA is also sharing updates on its Exploration Ground Systems Twitter account. Real-time updates by Jeremy Parsons, Deputy Director of Exploration Ground Systems Program, will begin on the account when the launch manager and the Mission Management Team chair go to Tank Operations, which is expected to take place around 7 p.m. . EDT on Sunday. April 3.