The mission is called Artemis 1, because Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo – the name of the missions 50 years ago that first took men to the moon and that no one has tried to duplicate until now.
A flight readiness review Monday made that attempt even more likely by finding the teams and rocket “go” for launch.
Powered to the moon by the European Space Agency’s service module, Orion will deploy several small satellites and experimental craft including NEA Scout, a CubeSat developed in Huntsville and powered by solar sail propulsion. After circling the moon, Orion will return to Earth for a splashdown that tests its new heat shield.
“Yeah, you should head down,” SLS chief engineer John Blevins agreed. “Pick up some oranges on the way, some pecans in south Georgia if you drive, but yeah, it’s great.” This time, Singer will be in the Launch Control Center with a headset on. “Not like in shuttle days, when I was part of the mission management team and responsible for an element,” she said. “I’ll be responsible for a center, and I’ll be there to support the team to make sure if there’s anything they need, I can help get that.”
Asked to compare SLS with the space shuttle, Singer said first, “We’re going to a different spot. The space station is, you know, 250 miles out. Where we’re going on this mission is 250,000 miles out, actually farther than the Apollo mission as we go around the moon.”
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