{"id":9733,"date":"2023-12-11T18:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T22:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-teams-prepare-moon-rocket-to-spacecraft-connector-for-assembly\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T18:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T22:06:33","slug":"nasa-teams-prepare-moon-rocket-to-spacecraft-connector-for-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-teams-prepare-moon-rocket-to-spacecraft-connector-for-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Teams Prepare Moon Rocket-to-Spacecraft Connector for Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA Teams Prepare Moon Rocket-to-Spacecraft Connector for Assembly<\/h2>\n

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The elements of the super-heavy lift SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission<\/a> are undergoing final preparations before shipment to NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for stacking and pre-launch activities in 2024.<\/p>\n

Teams at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently rotated the Orion stage adapter\u2013 a ring structure that connects NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft to the SLS rocket\u2019s interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS)<\/a> \u2013 in preparation for the installation of its diaphragm. The installation Nov. 30 marks one of the final steps for the adapter before it is readied for shipment to Kennedy via NASA\u2019s Super Guppy cargo aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe diaphragm is a composite, dome-shaped structure that isolates the volume above the ICPS from that below Orion,\u201d said Brent Gaddes, lead for the Orion stage adapter, in the Spacecraft\/Payload Integration & Evolution Office for the SLS Program at Marshall. \u201cIt serves as a barrier between the two, preventing the highly flammable hydrogen gas that could escape the rocket\u2019s propellant tanks from building up beneath the Orion spacecraft and its crew before and during launch.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At five feet tall and weighing in at 1,800 pounds, the adapter is the smallest major element of the SLS rocket that will produce more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust to launch four Artemis astronauts inside Orion around the Moon. The adapter is fully manufactured by engineering teams at Marshall.<\/p>\n

NASA is working to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon under Artemis. SLS is part of NASA\u2019s backbone for deep space exploration, along with Orion and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon, and commercial human landing systems. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon in a single launch.<\/p>\n

For more on NASA SLS visit:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sls<\/a><\/p>\n

Corinne Beckinger
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256.544.0034
corinne.m.beckinger@nasa.gov<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The elements of the super-heavy lift SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission are undergoing final preparations before shipment to NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for stacking and pre-launch activities in 2024. Teams at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently rotated the Orion stage adapter\u2013 a ring structure [\u2026] Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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