This Week @NASA: Artemis I Moon Mission Countdown - SciTechDaily

The countdown to our Artemis I Moon mission ….

And some other tiny satellites that could help us better prepare for space weather … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA.

Countdown to Artemis I Moon Mission.

The SLS and Orion are targeted for a no earlier than Monday, August 29 liftoff on the uncrewed Artemis I test flight around the Moon and back.

The test flight is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to help us establish a long-term presence on the Moon in preparation for sending astronauts on to Mars.

Moon-observing CubeSat Ready for Artemis Launch.

NASA’s Lunar IceCube, a water-scouting CubeSat, is preparing to hitch a ride to the Moon as part of our uncrewed Artemis I mission.

This animation shows the six SunRISE SmallSats tracing out a virtual space telescope as they detect a solar radio burst (shown as blue ripples) and then transmit their data (shown as green wavy lines) to the Deep Space Network on Earth.

These phenomena generate particle radiation that can jeopardize astronauts and technology in space and adversely affect communications and power grids on Earth.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab.

On August 11, NASA transferred ownership and operational control of the Earth-observing Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S.

The Landsat program – a joint effort between NASA and USGS – recently marked 50 years of continuous service observing Earth from space.

Seeing Earth from space with your own eyes is a unique experience

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