Preparations for NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission lead this week’s recap. Stacking of the SLS vehicle in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center is almost complete, and the last element to be lifted for a while, the in-space second stage, is now standing in the transfer aisle.
I’ll go over that and also continuing reviewing last week’s budget news, NASA Administrator nomination hearing in the Senate, and where those intersected. Big picture, if Congress wants to beat China back to the Moon and use Orion and SLS to help do that, then there will be even more focus on when Artemis III can fly…assuming the White House agrees, which remains a big question.
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00:00 Intro
00:50 Artemis II update, beginning with SLS LVSA hard mate to the Core Stages
03:07 ICPS moves to the VAB for stacking
04:53 Artemis II Orion Stage Adapter seen in Huntsville recently
05:32 Status of Artemis II Orion spacecraft final assembly
07:58 B-roll video released of Artemis II SLS Core Stage lifting and mating activities in March
10:10 Political news and notes, more takeaways from Jared Isaacman’s hearing before Congress
23:47 A look at the big picture, all eyes on Artemis III, assuming it isn’t cancelled
27:24 What’s next in April
28:01 Thanks for watching!
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