What You Should Know About Artemis I, NASA’s Mission to the Moon Before the Astronauts Arrive

POT getting ready to launch Artemis Ithe first mission of your program that you want to return to humanity on Moon after decades of absence.

With a launch window at the end of August, a rocket SLS and capsule Orion they are combined and tested to refine the details of what will become the historical date.

What is Artemis I

Artemis I it is the first step towards a moon landing planned for 2025.

In this mission, the space launch system rocket (SLS), the most powerful of POTwill promote the capsule Orion into lunar orbit to obtain data for the next two missions: one with astronauts to the satellite and another involving landing on the moon.

Artemis I it will launch from Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) at the Kennedy Space Center, collecting scientific data and testing new technology. The mission launch window will open on August 29, and the agency will stream the entire launch event live through their website.

Please bring before the event SLS almost 100 meters high to the launch pad, which is scheduled for August 18th.

POT it is also working on final launch preparations, including testing of a system that can abort a launch in the event of an emergency, called a flight abort system test. Once this is completed, the access platforms providing crew access to the missile will be removed and deployment can begin.

Walks with his Alexa

Artemis I it will carry the Callisto, a payload of technologies built into the capsule.

Among them, the most curious is Alexa, an intelligent system from Amazon.

Alexa will be able to access real-time telemetry data and answer thousands of mission-related questions on board the ship. Orion, including questions such as “Alexa, how fast is Orion moving?” or “Alexa, what’s the temperature in the cabin?” Alexa will even handle requests to control connected devices aboard the spacecraft, starting with the cockpit lighting.

Compartment prepared for spacecraft crew Orion for the mission Artemis I The drone will include two female dummies that will be exposed to the radiation environment along the lunar orbit, including solar storms and galactic cosmic rays. One of the dummies will be protected by the AstroRad vest and the other will be unprotected. Mannequins will make it possible to accurately measure radiation exposure not only on the surface of the body, but also on the exact location of sensitive organs and tissues in the human body.

In addition, as an additional payload, it will carry small CubeSat satellites that will be deployed in space to perform several functions.

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