{"id":10499,"date":"2024-03-21T18:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/payload-adapter-testing-a-key-step-for-artemis-iv-rockets-success\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:05:45","slug":"payload-adapter-testing-a-key-step-for-artemis-iv-rockets-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/payload-adapter-testing-a-key-step-for-artemis-iv-rockets-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Payload Adapter Testing: A Key Step for Artemis IV Rocket\u2019s Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Payload Adapter Testing: A Key Step for Artemis IV Rocket\u2019s Success<\/h2>\n

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Key adapters for the first crewed Artemis missions are manufactured at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The cone-shaped payload adapter, left, will debut on the Block 1B configuration of the SLS rocket beginning with Artemis IV, while the Orion stage adapters, right, will be used for Artemis II and Artemis III. <\/div>\n
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A test version of the SLS (Space Launch System<\/a>) rocket\u2019s payload adapter is ready for evaluation, marking a critical milestone on the journey to the hardware\u2019s debut on NASA\u2019s Artemis IV mission.<\/p>\n

Comprised of two metal rings and eight composite panels, the cone-shaped payload adapter will be part of the SLS Block 1B configuration<\/a> and housed inside the universal stage adapter<\/a> atop the rocket\u2019s more powerful in-space stage, called the exploration upper stage. The payload adapter is an evolution from the Orion stage adapter used in the Block 1 configuration of the first three Artemis missions that sits at the topmost portion of the rocket and helps connect the rocket and spacecraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike the Orion stage adapter<\/a> and the launch vehicle stage adapter used for the first three SLS flights, the payload adapter for the evolved SLS Block 1B configuration is fully manufactured and tested at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama,\u201d said Casey Wolfe, assistant branch chief for the advanced manufacturing branch at Marshall. \u201cMarshall\u2019s automated fiber placement and large-scale integration facilities provide our teams the ability to build composite hardware elements for multiple Artemis missions in parallel, allowing for cost and schedule savings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Teams at Marshall manufactured, prepared, and move the payload adapter test article. The payload adapter will undergo testing in the same test stand that once housed the SLS liquid oxygen tank structural test article.<\/div>\n
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Teams at Marshall manufactured, prepared, and move the payload adapter test article. The payload adapter will undergo testing in the same test stand that once housed the SLS liquid oxygen tank structural test article.<\/div>\n
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Teams at Marshall manufactured, prepared, and move the payload adapter test article. The payload adapter will undergo testing in the same test stand that once housed the SLS liquid oxygen tank structural test article.<\/div>\n
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Teams at Marshall manufactured, prepared, and move the payload adapter test article. The payload adapter will undergo testing in the same test stand that once housed the SLS liquid oxygen tank structural test article. <\/div>\n
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