Monday, November 21, 2022

The Unusual Galaxy Merger Arp-Madore 417-391 | Hubble

The Unusual Galaxy Merger Arp-Madore 417-391 | Hubble


The galaxy merger Arp-Madore 417-391 steals the spotlight in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. The Arp-Madore catalog is a collection of particularly peculiar galaxies spread throughout the southern sky, and includes a collection of subtly interacting galaxies as well as more spectacular colliding galaxies. Arp-Madore 417-391, which lies around 670 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus in the southern celestial hemisphere, is one such galactic collision. The two galaxies have been distorted by gravity and twisted into a colossal ring, leaving the cores of the two galaxies nestled side by side.

Image Description: Two galaxies right of center form a ring shape. The ring is narrow and blue, and the cores of the two galaxies form a bulge on the ring’s side. A bright, orange star lies above the ring. Two smaller spiral galaxies appear left of center, as well as a few stars. The background is black and speckled with very small stars and galaxies.

Hubble used its Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) to capture this scene—the instrument is optimized to hunt for galaxies and galaxy clusters in the ancient Universe. Hubble’s ACS has been contributing to scientific discovery for 20 years, and throughout its lifetime it has been involved in everything from mapping the distribution of dark matter to studying the evolution of galaxy clusters.

This image comes from a selection of Hubble observations designed to create a list of intriguing targets for follow-up observations with the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, as well as other ground-based telescopes. Astronomers chose a list of previously unobserved galaxies for Hubble to inspect between other scheduled observations. Over time, this lets astronomers build up a menagerie of interesting galaxies while using Hubble’s limited observing time as fully as possible.


Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble & NASA, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, J. Dalcanton

Release Date: November 21, 2022


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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Approaching The Moon

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Approaching The Moon


Orion is approaching the Moon ahead of our powered flyby maneuver during which we will pass within 80 miles (130 km) of the lunar surface.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: November 20, 2022


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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Astronaut Nicole Mann Discusses Life in Space | International Space Station

Astronaut Nicole Mann Discusses Life in Space | International Space Station

The first Indigenous woman from NASA has gone to space!

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview Nov. 18 with ABC’s “Good Morning America”. The quartet is in the midst of a long duration mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory. The goal of the mission is to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. 

Selected as an astronaut candidate in June 2013, Nicole Aunapu Mann is the first Native American woman from NASA in space. In 2018, she was chosen as one of the nine astronauts to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon. In her first spaceflight, she launched to the International Space Station as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 5, 2022.

As mission commander, she will be responsible for all phases of flight, from launch to re-entry. Aboard the station, she serves as an Expedition 68 flight engineer.

Astronaut Nicole Mann Official NASA Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann/biography


Expedition 68 Crew

Station Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Anna Kikina & Dmitri Petelin

NASA: Flight Engineers Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio & Josh Cassada

JAXA (Japan): Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata


An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 9 minutes

Release Date: Nov. 18, 2022


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New Jupiter Images and Looking Back at Moons Io & Callisto | NASA Juno Mission

New Jupiter Images and Looking Back at Moons Io & Callisto | NASA Juno Mission







Juno Spots Two Jovian Moons: Callisto (below) and Io (above)

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is the best example of a gas giant that we have. Learning its history will help us understand the hundreds of giant planets we have discovered orbiting other stars.

Image 1: Jupiter - PJ46-97 (11-09-22)RD
Image 2: Jupiter - PJ46-86 (11-11-22)RD
Image 3: Jupiter - PJ46-80 (11-09-22)RD
Image 4: Jupiter - PJ46-111 (11-10-22)RD
Image 5: Jupiter - PJ46-112 (11-09-22)RD
Image 6: Jupiter - PJ46-119 (11-09-22)RD
Image 7: Jupiter & Moons Callisto (below) and Io (above) [11-29-21]

Juno Mission

Launched: Aug. 5, 2011

Arrival at Jupiter:  July 4, 2016

Goal: Understand origin and evolution of Jupiter, look for solid planetary core, map magnetic field, measure water and ammonia in deep atmosphere, observe auroras.

Juno is the second spacecraft to orbit Jupiter, after the nuclear powered Galileo orbiter, which orbited between 1995 and 2003. Unlike earlier spacecraft sent to the outer planets, Juno is powered by solar panels. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators are commonly used for missions to the outer Solar System and beyond. For Juno, the three largest solar panel wings ever deployed on a planetary probe play an integral role in stabilizing the spacecraft as well as in generating power. [Wikipedia]

More information about Juno:

https://www.nasa.gov/juno 

https://missionjuno.swri.edu 

For more about Juno's science results: 

https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/science-findings


Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Image Processing: Kevin Gill (Images 1-6) Gerald Eichstädt/Thomas Thomopoulos (Image 7)

Image Release Dates: Nov. 29, 2021- Nov. 10, 2022


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Astronauts Rubio & Cassada Prep for Spacewalk | International Space Station

Astronauts Rubio & Cassada Prep for Spacewalk | International Space Station


Astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Frank Rubio


Astronaut Frank Rubio inside his spacesuit

Astronaut Josh Cassada inside his spacesuit
Astronaut Josh Cassada inside his spacesuit

NASA Flight Engineers Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio spent seven hours and 11 minutes working outside the orbiting lab on Tuesday in their Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), or spacesuits. The duo assembled a mounting bracket on the station’s starboard truss structure where new rollout solar arrays will be installed on upcoming spacewalks before the end of the year.

It was the 254th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, upgrades and maintenance, and was the first spacewalk for both astronauts. Cassada and Rubio are in the midst of a planned six-month science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program. 

The next two U.S. spacewalks are scheduled on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 3. 


Expedition 68 Crew

Station Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Anna Kikina & Dmitri Petelin

NASA: Flight Engineers Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio & Josh Cassada

JAXA (Japan): Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata


An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on ISS: https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Capture Date: November 15, 2022


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Saturday, November 19, 2022

NASA's Artemis I CubeSat ArgoMoon: First Moon Photo (extreme magnification)

NASA's Artemis I CubeSat ArgoMoon: First Moon Photo (extreme magnification)

This image was provided by ASI, the Italian Space Agency. The photo was taken by the Italian CubeSat ArgoMoon on Nov. 17, 2022.  It was released during the launch of Artemis 1 from the second stage of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) on Nov. 16, 2022. The CubeSat is managed by Argotec. 

ArgoMoon, developed by the Italian company Argotec and sponsored by Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Italy’s national space agency, will perform autonomous visual-based proximity operations around the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS), the in-space stage of SLS, that provides the propulsion to send Orion on a lunar trajectory. The CubeSat will use high-definition cameras and advanced imaging software to record images of the ICPS and later of the Earth and the Moon for historical documentation, provide mission data on the deployment of other CubeSats, and test optical communication capabilities between the CubeSat and Earth. ArgoMoon will use a hybrid micropropulsion system (MiPS) that combines green mono-propellant and cold gas propulsion in a single system to provide attitude control and orbital maneuvering using a small amount of power.

ArgoMoon’s mission is a forerunner of technologies for deep space application that can be used for inspection of satellites not originally designed to be serviced, without the involvement of the ground segment.

Note: This photo has been reprocessed using artificial intelligence (AI) model to improve the quality and resolution as much as possible.


Image Credit: NASA/ASI

Image Prcoessing: PipploIMP

Image Date: Nov. 17, 2022


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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft: Approaching The Moon

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft: Approaching The Moon

Orion’s black-and-white optical navigation camera captured this view of the Moon on the fourth day of the Artemis I mission. Orion is now less than 80,000 miles from the Moon. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness as a method for determining its position in space for future missions under differing lighting conditions.

Learn more about the mission and track the Orion spacecraft’s current position at: www.nasa.gov/trackartemis/ 

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1


Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Nov. 19, 2022


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NASA's Orion I Spacecraft: Moon Mission Selfies | Johnson Space Center

NASA's Orion I Spacecraft: Moon Mission Selfies | Johnson Space Center









Selfie checkouts: On our way to the Moon the flight control team used the cameras on the Orion's solar wings to do a thorough inspection of the spacecraft. The vehicle is healthy and we are proceeding to the Outbound Powered Flyby on Monday, November 21, 2022, which will take us as close as 80 miles to the surface of the Moon.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Capture Dates: Nov. 16-18, 2022


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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock | JPL

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock | JPL

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has begun exploring an area the science team calls “Yori Pass” near the base of Jezero Crater’s ancient river delta. They have been eager to explore the region for several months after spotting a rock similar to one Perseverance collected samples from in July 2022.

The feature is so tantalizing to the scientists because it is sandstone, which is composed of fine grains that have been carried from elsewhere by water before settling and forming stone. Perseverance’s samples are central to the first step in the NASA-European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Sample Return campaign, which began when the rover cached its first cored rock in September 2021.

“We often prioritize study of fine-grained sedimentary rocks like this one in our search for organics and potential biosignatures,” said Katie Stack Morgan, Perseverance deputy project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “What’s especially interesting about the Yori Pass outcrop is that it is laterally equivalent with ‘Hogwallow Flats,’ where we found very fine-grained sedimentary rocks. That means that the rock bed is located at the same elevation as Hogwallow, and has a large, traceable footprint visible on the surface.”

The hunt at Jezero Crater for biosignatures (any characteristic, element, molecule, substance, or feature that can serve as evidence for ancient life) is one of the Perseverance rover’s four science objectives. Along with its 14 rock-core samples, the rover has collected one atmospheric sample and three witness tubes, all of which are stored in the rover’s belly.

After it collects a sample from Yori Pass, Perseverance will drive 745 feet (227 meters) southeast to a mega sand ripple. Located in the middle of a small dune field, the ripple—called “Observation Mountain” by the science team—will be where the rover collects its first samples of regolith, or crushed rock and dust.

More About the Mission

A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including caching samples that may contain signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith.

Subsequent NASA missions, in cooperation with ESA, would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis.

The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet.

JPL, which is managed for NASA by Caltech, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover.

For more about Perseverance:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Mission Name: Mars 2020
Rover Name: Perseverance
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.
Launch: July 30, 2020    
Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image Date: Nov. 5, 2022
Release Date: Nov. 17, 2022

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NASA's Mars Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers: New Fall 2022 Images | JPL

NASA's Mars Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers: New Fall 2022 Images | JPL

Mars2020 - Sol 619 - Mastcam

MSL - Sol 3653 - Mastcam

MSL - Sol 3655 - Mastcam

MSL - Sol 3655 - Mastcam

Mars2020 - Sol 615 - Mastcam-Z

MSL - Sol 3653 - Mastcam

MSL - Sol 3648 - Mastcam


Mars 2020 - Sol 569 Mastcam-Z


Celebrating 10 Years on Mars! (2012-2022)

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life. 

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars


Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

Launch: July 30, 2020    

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars


For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov


Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill/Del-4Ri

Image Release Dates: Oct. 2-Nov. 18, 2022


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Hubble Constant: An Expanding Universe | NASA Goddard

Hubble Constant: An Expanding Universe | NASA Goddard

When the Hubble Space Telescope launched, one of its main goals was to measure the rate at which our universe is expanding. That rate is called the “Hubble Constant”—named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble, who contributed to the discovery of the universe’s expansion. 

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been able to measure the Hubble Constant and even found out that the expansion rate of our universe is accelerating due to a mysterious force known as dark energy.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble


Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center 

Producer & Director: James Leigh

Editor: Lucy Lund

Director of Photography: James Ball

Additional Editing & Photography: Matthew Duncan

Executive Producers: James Leigh & Matthew Duncan

Production & Post: Origin Films 

Video Credits:

Hubble Space Telescope Animation

Credit: M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble)

Dark Energy Expansion Graph

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Dark Energy Expansion Animation 

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

Hubble Extreme Deep Field Fly Through

Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers, L. Frattare, T. Davis, Z. Levay, and G. Bacon (Viz3D Team, STScI)

James Webb Space Telescope Animations

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab


Release Date: November 18, 2022


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Friday, November 18, 2022

NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission: All Access | Episode 1 | JSC

NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission: All Access | Episode 1 | JSC

Artemis All Access is your look at the latest in Artemis I, the people and technology behind the mission, and what is coming up next. This uncrewed flight test around the Moon will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis.  

Learn more about the mission and track the Orion Spacecraft’s current position at www.nasa.gov

Live coverage of major events will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website at www.nasa.gov/live 

Learn more about the mission and track the Orion Spacecraft’s current position at www.nasa.gov/trackartemis/ 


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 5 minutes, 29 seconds

Release Date: November 18, 2022


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NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Captures Moon with Camera on Solar Array

NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Captures Moon with Camera on Solar Array

On the third day of the Artemis I mission, Orion maneuvered its solar arrays and captured the Moon with a camera mounted on the end of the array on Friday, November 18, 2022. The spacecraft is now halfway to the Moon.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 


Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 1 minute, 15 seconds

Capture Date: November 18, 2022


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The Historic Launch of Our Artemis I Moon Flight Test | This Week @NASA

The Historic Launch of Our Artemis I Moon Flight Test | This Week @NASA 

The historic launch of our Artemis I flight test to the Moon, a powerwalk outside the International Space Station, and the beginnings of a new star . . . a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!


Credit: NASA

Producer: Andre Valentine

Editor: Sonnet Apple

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date:  November 18, 2022


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NASA's Artemis I Rocket "Red Crew": Launch Team Heroes | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's Artemis I Rocket "Red Crew": Launch Team Heroes | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (second from right) meets with members of the "red crew" after the launch of Artemis I at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022. Members of the red crew include Jacobs/TOSC ERC employees Billy Cairns, cryogenic engineering technician (left); Chad Garrett (second from left), safety engineer; and Trent Annis (right), cryogenic engineering technician. The team of technicians are part of the personnel specially trained to conduct operations at the launch pad during cryogenic loading operations at the launch pad. 

Prior to the launch of Artemis I, the red crew entered the zero deck, or base, of the mobile launcher and tightened several bolts to troubleshoot a valve used to replenish the core stage with liquid hydrogen which showed a leak with readings above limits. NASA has historically sent teams to the pad to conduct inspections during active launch operations as needed. Artemis I launch successfully at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, from Kennedy's Launch Pad 39B.


Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1


Credit: NASA/Sam Lott

Image Date: November 16, 2022


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Earth Views: NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Journeys to The Moon

Earth Views: NASA's Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Journeys to The Moon

On the second day of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, Orion used its optical navigation camera to snap photos of planet Earth. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness as a method for determining its position in space for future missions under different lighting conditions.

Earth image from the Orion spacecraft on Nov. 16, 2022, following liftoff of Orion atop the Space Launch System (SLS) from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida just hours before. 

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. It will demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. Orion is completing a 25-day test of all key systems. It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

On the Artemis III Mission, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. 

Learn more about Artemis I at:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1


Image#1 Note: The original image was provided in low resolution and in black and white.


Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image #1 Processing: PipploIMP (for reconstruction/enlargement/color via AI)

Image Dates: November 16-17, 2022 


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