I’m sorry I couldn’t properly lead to this beautiful tribute the @CollegeGameDay put together. Really wanted to thank all of you for the avalanche of love and support you’ve shown Ben. It gives me and my family such comfort knowing how he impacted so many peoples lives around the country. He was a beautiful and loving soul.
On April 3, you will meet the team of astronauts flying to the Moon on the #Artemis II mission.
These explorers will pave the way for future lunar landings and our next giant leap — human exploration of Mars. https://t.co/PRlRVEsJVz
All VAB platforms are now retracted except for G, which will be retracted tomorrow afternoon/evening and F, which will be next week.
Flight Termination System (FTS) testing is on track to happen soon.
Crawler-transporter 2 is set to move into position at the VAB on Monday.
SLS/Artemis I:
Placeholder dates of 9/23 + 9/27 on Eastern Range
Dates depend on range waiver for flight termination system batteries; otherwise, SLS rolled back to VAB to replace batteries, would mean NET mid-Oct.
Work continues on ground-side quick disconnect after 9/3 scrub
#ARTEMIS I UPDATE:
⚡ @NASA_Orion spacecraft and @NASA_SLS core stage are powered up
🚀 Final core stage & engine preps complete
☁ 60%-80% 'go' for weather during 2-hour launch window
Teams have reviewed the data from Monday's launch attempt of the #Artemis I mission and are moving forward with a second launch attempt on Sat., Sept. 3, with a two-hour launch window starting at 2:17 p.m. EDT (18:17 UTC).
NASA is targeting Saturday, September 3 for the next attempt at launching the Space Launch System rocket and Artemis I.
More real-time updates: https://t.co/badu36YpdP
On Monday, NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket will launch into space as a test flight to orbit the moon, in hopes of sending astronauts there, and beyond. @TomCostelloNBC is at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with more. #SundayTODAY