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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley invites media to interview local subject matter experts on Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ahead of the agency sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years with the Artemis II flight test. NASA teams are gearing up for the final stretch of prelaunch preparations ahead of launch as soon as Wednesday, April 1.<\/p>\n
Artemis II will send four astronauts on an approximately 10-day mission around the Moon to test the systems that will return astronauts to the lunar surface and prepare for crewed missions to Mars.<\/p>\n
NASA Ames has continued to build on its contributions to the Artemis program, helping to advance research, engineering, science, and technology for Artemis II.<\/p>\n
Ways Ames is\u00a0contributing to\u00a0Artemis\u00a0II:\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- Engineers and researchers collaborated across the agency to validate technologies using Ames\u2019 advanced testing facilities such as the Arc Jet Complex.<\/li>\n
- The center has multiple scientists who will participate on the Artemis II science team, working to guide the mission\u2019s lunar observations.<\/li>\n
- Researchers helped the SLS (Space Launch System) team increase airflow around the rocket and reduce vibration, resulting in a smoother ascent into space.<\/li>\n
- The center also supports mission assurance through system testing, software verification, and fault management, and will participate in post-flight analysis of Artemis\u202fII performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Media requesting a virtual interview with one of the subject matter experts below should email the Ames Office of Communications at arc-dl-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov<\/a> by 5 p.m. on March 26.<\/p>\n
A media\u202fresource reel\u202fis available upon request.<\/p>\n
NASA\u00a0Ames\u00a0experts available for interview:\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- Eugene Tu,\u00a0NASA Ames center director\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Anthony Colaprete, NASA Ames acting\u00a0director of\u00a0science\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Parul Agrawal, engineering project manager,\u00a0Orion\u00a0at NASA Ames\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Artemis II\u00a0will be the first crewed mission under NASA\u2019s Artemis\u00a0program, which will\u00a0send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to\u00a0lay the foundation to the Red Planet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To learn more about NASA\u2019s Artemis campaign, visit:\u00a0<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis<\/a><\/p>\n
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Tiffany Blake\u00a0
Ames Research Center, Silicon Valley\u00a0
650-604-4789\u00a0
tiffany.n.blake@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nTo receive local NASA Ames news, email\u202f<\/em>local-reporters-request@lists.arc.nasa.gov<\/em><\/a>\u202fwith \u201csubscribe\u201d in the subject line. To unsubscribe, email the same address with \u201cunsubscribe\u201d in the subject line.<\/em>\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
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