Tag Archive for: Artemis

Mayor Battle Highlights Growing Path Forward in “State of the City” Address

The excitement in the air was evident at Mayor Tommy Battle’s “State of the City” address on Tuesday. Around 1,400 community and business leaders filled the Von Braun Center (the most ever for a chamber event according to Battle) to hear what the mayor had to say and to celebrate many of Huntsville’s latest achievements.  […]

“Go Team Artemis!” Huntsville Area NASA Partners Celebrate Historic Mission

At 12:47 AM CST on November 16, the nation celebrated the launch of a momentous new chapter in human history as the long-awaited goal of returning humans to the Moon came one giant leap closer to reality.  Numerous Huntsville area NASA partners played a key role in bringing the Artemis program to life. While Boeing, […]

Teledyne Brown Engineering Hardware Travels to Space on Artemis Vehicle

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Artemis I vehicle was successfully launched on November 16 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.  Teledyne Brown Engineering designed and built the Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA), which is one of the primary structures of the Artemis I vehicle. LVSA is the conical shaped section of the rocket that connects the core […]

Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon

Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B […]

NASA Sets Date for Next Launch Attempt for Artemis I Moon Mission

NASA is targeting the next launch attempt of the Artemis I mission for Monday, Nov. 14 with liftoff of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft planned during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST. Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test to launch SLS and send Orion around the Moon […]

NASA Pursues Astronaut Lunar Landers for Future Artemis Moon Missions

NASA is seeking proposals for sustainable lunar lander development and demonstration as the agency works toward a regular cadence of Moon landings. Through Artemis missions, NASA is preparing to return humans to the Moon, including the first woman and first person of color, for long-term scientific discovery and exploration. Under the solicitation, Human Landing System Sustaining Lunar Development, […]

Artemis Update: Despite minor test errors, wet dress rehearsal fires off smoothly

After a very long day of work, the Artemis team has earned a well-deserved chance to appreciate a job well done following the completion of its fourth wet dress rehearsal. NASA administrators announced during the post-wet dress teleconference that although the latest exercise wasn’t without a few hiccups, all of the critical targets had been […]

Apollo to Artemis: USSRC Events Celebrate Space Program’s Past and Future

On Wednesday, April 20, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) kicked off a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke landing on the Moon.  Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke, the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, was the guest of […]

SLS at Launch Pad 39B in Preparation for Final Test Before Launch

Stacked on the mobile launcher and mounted on the crawler-transporter, the 322-foot tall, 3.5-million-pound SLS made the four-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B over a total of 10 hours and 28 minutes. “Rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building is an iconic moment for this rocket and spacecraft, and this […]

Marshall Space Flight Center Experts Provide Insights on Artemis

As Artemis I draws closer to its first rollout at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, representatives from NASA–Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) met with members of the local media last week to discuss the upcoming Artemis Mission as well as to answer questions regarding the mission.  Marshall Space Flight Center Director Jody Singer and SLS […]