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Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana are photographed inside the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay on April 5, 2019. During her tour of the O&C, Nunez was shown NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will be flown on the agency’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). Orion will launch atop the Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B. This uncrewed mission will provide the foundation for human deep space exploration and pave the way for the crewed EM-2 mission.

Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana are photographed inside the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay on April 5, 2019. During her tour of the O&C, Nunez was shown NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will be flown on the agency’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). Orion will launch atop the Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B. This uncrewed mission will provide the foundation for human deep space exploration and pave the way for the crewed EM-2 mission.

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a new overhead crane is being installed on March 10, 2021. The new hardware will be used to process Orion beginning with the agency’s first crewed mission, Artemis II. Teams from American Crane and Equipment Corp. are replacing the Lypta 27.5-ton crane with the new Artemis-rated 30-ton crane. The new crane has enhanced controls and additional safety features that will allow for micro movements to within 1/100th of an inch. Operators will use the crane to lift Orion once the crew and service modules are mated.

The high bay inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is being readied on March 3, 2021, for installation of a new crane. The new overhead crane will be used to process Orion beginning with the agency’s first crewed mission, Artemis II. Teams from American Crane and Equipment Corp. replaced the Lypta 27.5-ton crane (pictured) with the new Artemis-rated 30-ton crane. The new crane will have enhanced controls and additional safety features that will allow for micro movements to within 1/100th of an inch. Operators will use the crane to lift Orion once the crew and service modules are mated.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover stands inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on July 15, 2021, near the crew module for the agency’s Artemis II mission. Artemis will lay the foundation for a sustained long-term presence on the lunar surface. NASA will use the Moon to validate deep space systems and operations before embarking on a human voyage to Mars.

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a new overhead crane was installed, while the old Lypta 2.5-ton crane is lowered by crane on March 15, 2021. The new overhead crane will be used to process Orion for the agency’s first crewed mission, Artemis II. Teams from American Crane and Equipment Corp. are replacing the Lypta crane with the new Artemis-rated 30-ton crane. The new crane has enhanced controls and additional safety features that will allow for micro movements to within 1/100th of an inch. Operators will use the crane to lift Orion once the crew and service modules are mated.

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, installation of a new overhead crane is completed on March 17, 2021. The new hardware will be used to process Orion beginning with the agency’s first crewed mission, Artemis II. Teams from American Crane and Equipment Corp. replaced the Lypta 27.5-ton crane with the new Artemis-rated 30-ton crane. The new crane has enhanced controls and additional safety features that will allow for micro movements to within 1/100th of an inch. Operators will use the crane to lift Orion once the crew and service modules are mated.

The crew module for NASA’s Artemis II mission is shown inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on July 15, 2021. Artemis will lay the foundation for a sustained long-term presence on the lunar surface. NASA will use the Moon to validate deep space systems and operations before embarking on a human voyage to Mars.

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, installation of a new overhead crane is in progress on March 15, 2021. The previous Lypta 2.5-ton crane is lowered by crane to the floor. It will be used to process Orion beginning with the agency’s first crewed mission, Artemis II. Teams from American Crane and Equipment Corp. are replacing the Lypta crane with the new Artemis-rated 30-ton crane. The hardware has enhanced controls and additional safety features that will allow for micro movements to within 1/100th of an inch. Operators will use the crane to lift Orion once the crew and service modules are mated.

Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a new overhead crane is being installed on March 10, 2021. The new hardware will be used to process Orion beginning with the agency’s first crewed mission, Artemis II. Teams from American Crane and Equipment Corp. are replacing the Lypta 27.5-ton crane with the new Artemis-rated 30-ton crane. The new crane has enhanced controls and additional safety features that will allow for micro movements to within 1/100th of an inch. Operators will use the crane to lift Orion once the crew and service modules are mated.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover stands inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on July 15, 2021, near the crew module for the agency’s Artemis II mission. Artemis will lay the foundation for a sustained long-term presence on the lunar surface. NASA will use the Moon to validate deep space systems and operations before embarking on a human voyage to Mars.

The Orion crew module adapter (CMA) for Exploration Mission 1 was lifted for the first and only time, Nov. 11, during its processing flow inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The CMA is now undergoing secondary structure outfitting.

The Orion crew module adapter (CMA) for Exploration Mission 1 was lifted for the first and only time, Nov. 11, during its processing flow inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The CMA is now undergoing secondary structure outfitting.

The Orion crew module adapter (CMA) for Exploration Mission 1 was lifted for the first and only time, Nov. 11, during its processing flow inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The CMA is now undergoing secondary structure outfitting.

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Catherine Koerner, in the center, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tour the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, from left are Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager; Scott Wilson, NASA Kennedy Orion Production Operations manager; Annette Hasbrook, Orion Program assistant manager; and Kelly DeFazio, Lockheed Martin vehicle production director on the Orion Production Operations Contract. Koerner viewed Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I and II missions. In view in the background, at right, is one of three Spacecraft Adapter Jettison fairing panels to be installed on the spacecraft. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, in front at left, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tour the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, in front at right is Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager. In view behind Koerner is Annette Hasbrook, Orion Program assistant manager. In view behind Hawes is Scott Wilson, NASA Kennedy Orion Production Operations manager. Koerner viewed Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I, shown in the background, and II missions. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, in the center, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, from left are Annette Hasbrook, Orion Program assistant manager; Scott Wilson, NASA Kennedy Orion Production Operations manager, Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager; and Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin Assembly, Test and Launch Operations director with Lockheed Martin. Koerner viewed the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I and II missions. They are shown with the crew module adapter for the Orion Artemis II mission. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, at right, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, at left is Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager. Koerner viewed Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I and II missions. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, at far right, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, from left are Scott Wilson, NASA Kennedy Orion Production Operations manager, and Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager. They are pictured viewing the Orion crew module for the Artemis II mission, and also viewed the Orion spacecraft with its solar array wings installed for Artemis I. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, in the center, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, at left is Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager; and at right is Scott Wilson, NASA Kennedy Orion Production Operations manager. Koerner viewed the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I and II missions. They are shown with one of the space adapter jettison fairing panels that will be installed on Orion for the Artemis I mission. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, at left, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, at right is Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager. Koerner viewed Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I and II missions. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, at far right, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, from left are Scott Wilson, NASA Kennedy Orion Production Operations manager, and Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin vice president and Orion Program manager. They are pictured viewing the Orion crew module for the Artemis II mission, and also viewed the Orion spacecraft with its solar array wings installed for Artemis I. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Catherine Koerner, in the center, NASA Orion Program manager, along with senior managers from Orion and Lockheed Martin, tour the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. Accompanying her, at right is Scott Wilson, NASA Kennedy Orion Production Operations manager. At left is Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin Assembly, Test and Launch Operations director with Lockheed Martin. Koerner viewed Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I and II missions. In view is the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I with its solar arrays installed and protective covers secured over them. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Engineers and technicians are completing assembly work inside the Space Station Processing Facility, on flight hardware for the Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations. MSolo, is a commercial off-the shelf mass spectrometer modified to work in space and will be an instrument on the agency’s first mission as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services.

Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez is given a tour of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay by Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana on April 5, 2019. During the tour, Nunez was shown NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will be flown on the agency’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). Orion will launch atop the Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B. This uncrewed mission will provide the foundation for human deep space exploration and pave the way for the crewed EM-2 mission.

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, visits the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 5, 2020. While at the O&C, Lueders and senior managers of Orion and Lockheed Martin had the opportunity to view the Artemis I and II spacecraft. In the background is the heat shield for Artemis II. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA is planning to land the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface by 2024.

The Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) crew module inside the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2013. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Orion is revealed for one of the final times on Jan. 14, as it is lowered by crane onto its transport pallet inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, along its path to the pad ahead of the Artemis I launch. Teams across the globe have worked tirelessly to assemble the spacecraft which will receive a protective covering prior to departing for the Multi-Payload Processing Facility to begin ground processing by the Exploration Ground Systems and Jacobs teams.

Kathy Lueders, third from left, associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 14, 2021. In the background is the Orion crew module for the Artemis II mission. From left are NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik; Tony Antonelli, Lockheed Martin Orion Program director and Artemis II Mission director; Howard Hu, Orion deputy program manager; Cathy Koerner, Orion Program manager; Scott Wilson, Orion Production Operations manager; Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin director of Orion Assembly, Test and Launch Operations at Kennedy; and Nathan Varn, Lockheed Martin Production Control director. The group also viewed the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I as it was lowered onto a transporter for the move to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility to begin ground processing by the Exploration Ground Systems and Jacobs teams.

Kathy Lueders, second from right, associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 14, 2021. In the background is the Orion crew module for the Artemis II mission. From left are Tony Antonelli, Lockheed Martin Orion Program director and Artemis II Mission director; Cathy Koerner, Orion Program manager; and Scott Wilson, Orion Production Operations manager. The group also viewed the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I as it was lowered onto a transporter for the move to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility to begin ground processing by the Exploration Ground Systems and Jacobs teams.

Kathy Lueders, third from right, associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 14, 2021. In the background is the heat shield for the Orion crew module for the Artemis II mission. From left are Cathy Koerner, Orion Program manager; Tony Antonelli, Lockheed Martin Orion Program director and Artemis II Mission director; NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik; and Scott Wilson, Orion Production Operations manager. The group also viewed the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I as it was lowered onto a transporter for the move to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility to begin ground processing by the Exploration Ground Systems and Jacobs teams.

A flatbed truck carrying the European Space Agency's European Service Module (ESM) in its shipping container begins to back into the airlock of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Nov. 6, 2018, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ESM will supply the main propulsion system and power to the Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), a mission to the Moon. The ESM also will house air and water for astronauts on future missions. EM-1 will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration to destinations beyond Earth orbit. EM-1 will be the first integrated test of NASA's Space Launch System, Orion and the ground systems at Kennedy.

A flatbed truck carrying the European Space Agency's European Service Module (ESM) in its shipping container backs into the airlock of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Nov. 6, 2018, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ESM will supply the main propulsion system and power to the Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), a mission to the Moon. The ESM also will house air and water for astronauts on future missions. EM-1 will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration to destinations beyond Earth orbit. EM-1 will be the first integrated test of NASA's Space Launch System, Orion and the ground systems at Kennedy.

A flatbed truck carrying the European Space Agency's European Service Module (ESM) in its shipping container arrives at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Nov. 6, 2018, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ESM will supply the main propulsion system and power to the Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), a mission to the Moon. The ESM also will house air and water for astronauts on future missions. EM-1 will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration to destinations beyond Earth orbit. EM-1 will be the first integrated test of NASA's Space Launch System, Orion and the ground systems at Kennedy.

A flatbed truck carrying the European Space Agency's European Service Module (ESM) in its shipping container backs into the airlock of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Nov. 6, 2018, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ESM will supply the main propulsion system and power to the Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), a mission to the Moon. The ESM also will house air and water for astronauts on future missions. EM-1 will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration to destinations beyond Earth orbit. EM-1 will be the first integrated test of NASA's Space Launch System, Orion and the ground systems at Kennedy.

The spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels are secured onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The three panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. The fairing panels will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

The spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels are secured onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The three panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. The fairing panels will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

The spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels are secured onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The three panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. The fairing panels will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

The spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels are secured onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The three panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. The fairing panels will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion crew module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Orion service module in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 31, 2011. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA’s KAMAG transporter carries the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Orion spacecraft will undergo fueling and processing operations at the Multi-Function Facility. The Artemis II test flight is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars.

Representatives from NASA, Lockheed Martin and the White House Office of Management and Budget pause for a group photograph in front of the Artemis I spacecraft during a tour of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020. From left, are Kennedy Deputy Director Janet Petro; Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin Assembly, Test and Launch Operations; Brian McCormack, associate director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard; Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Orion program manager; Dr. Eric H. Thoemmes, vice president of Space, Missile Defense and Strategic with Lockheed Martin; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana; Glenn Chin, Deputy Manager of Orion Production Operations; and Joe Mayer, director of Government Relations with Lockheed Martin. Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II. In the background is the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

From left, Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin Assembly, Test and Launch Operations, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine view a signed banner during a tour inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020, with representatives from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Inside the high bay, Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II. OMB is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Dr. Eric H. Thoemmes, third from left, vice president of Space, Missile Defense and Strategic with Lockheed Martin, speaks to Russell Vought, second from left, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, during a tour of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020. At far left is Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Orion Program manager. To the right of Thoemmes is NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, and Brian McCormack, associate director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. In view in the background is the heatshield for Artemis II. Inside the high bay, Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Shown in front of the Artemis I spacecraft, Larry Price, at left, Lockheed Martin Orion program manager, accompanies Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, during a tour of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020. Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Shown in front of the Artemis I spacecraft, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, far left, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high by at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020. Next to him, from left are Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin Assembly, Test and Launch Operations; Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana; Brian McCormack, associate director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; and Glenn Chin, Deputy Manager of Orion Production Operations. Inside the high bay, Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Larry Price, closest to the Artemis I spacecraft, Lockheed Martin Orion Program manager, accompanies Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, during a tour of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020. Behind them, from left, are Brian McCormack, White House associate director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Kennedy Space Director Bob Cabana. At far right, from the front, are Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin Assembly, Test and Launch Operations, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and Glenn Chin, Deputy Manager of Orion Production Operations. In the foreground, from left are Dr. Eric Thoemmes, vice president, Lockheed Martin Space, Missile Defense and Strategic, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard. Inside the high bay, Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

From left, Jules Schneider, Lockheed Martin Assembly, Test and Launch Operations; Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; and Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager, tour the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020. In the center, behind them from left, are Brian McCormack, associate director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and Glenn Chin, Deputy Manager of Orion Production Operations. Inside the high bay, Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II, with the Crew Module Adapter for Artemis II shown in the background. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

Closest to the Artemis I spacecraft, Larry Price, at left, Lockheed Martin Orion program manager, talks with Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, third from left in front, during a tour of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2020. Orion spacecraft are being prepared for Artemis I and Artemis II. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the U.S. Congress to line up the necessary resources to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.

A close-up view of the Orion’s crew module adapter with the spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels secured in place shows a peak of the iconic NASA worm insignia on Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Frank Pelkey, ASRC technician, paints a clear adhesive over the NASA insignia, also called the “meatball,” on the Orion crew module back shell for the Artemis I mission on Oct. 28, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The American Flag also has been added. Attached below Orion (not in view) are the crew module adapter and the European Service Module (ESM) with spacecraft adapter jettison fairings installed. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. The fairing panels will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Izeal Battle, ASRC technician, is shown in the foreground with the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission on Oct. 28, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Attached below Orion (not in view) are the crew module adapter and the European Service Module (ESM) with spacecraft adapter jettison fairings installed. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. The fairing panels will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

NASA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, sits inside one of the crew transport vehicles (CTVs) outside of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The CTVs will carry Hansen, along with fellow NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Victor Glover, to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B for liftoff of the Artemis II mission. The specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly vehicles were manufactured by Canoo Technologies, Inc. of Torrance California.

NASA astronauts Jeremy Hansen, left, and Christina Koch view the crew transport vehicles (CTVs) outside of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The CTVs will carry them, along with fellow NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B for liftoff of the Artemis II mission. The specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly vehicles were manufactured by Canoo Technologies, Inc. of Torrance California.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, right, sits inside one of the crew transport vehicles (CTVs) outside of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The CTVs will carry Koch, along with fellow NASA astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B for liftoff of the Artemis II mission. The specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly vehicles were manufactured by Canoo Technologies, Inc. of Torrance California.

NASA astronauts Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch view the crew transport vehicles (CTVs) outside of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The CTVs will carry them, along with fellow NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, to Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B for liftoff of the Artemis II mission. The specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly vehicles were manufactured by Canoo Technologies, Inc. of Torrance California.

Executive Vice President of Lockheed and Bob Cabana Tour Orion and O&C

Executive Vice President of Lockheed and Bob Cabana Tour Orion and O&C

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, and was offloaded. Making the journey from the Airbus Facility in Bremen, Germany, aboard a Russian Antonov aircraft, the ESM will be transferred to Kennedy’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility. There, teams from NASA and Lockheed Martin will integrate the service module with the crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM will be used for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion. Teams with the European Space Agency and Airbus built the service module.

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct 14, 2021. Earlier in the day the ESM arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy after making the journey from the Airbus Facility in Bremen, Germany, aboard a Russian Antonov aircraft. There, teams from NASA and Lockheed Martin will integrate the service module with the crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM will be used for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion. Teams with the European Space Agency and Airbus built the service module.

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct 14, 2021. Earlier in the day the ESM arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy after making the journey from the Airbus Facility in Bremen, Germany, aboard a Russian Antonov aircraft. There, teams from NASA and Lockheed Martin will integrate the service module with the crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM will be used for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion. Teams with the European Space Agency and Airbus built the service module.

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, and was offloaded. Making the journey from the Airbus Facility in Bremen, Germany, aboard a Russian Antonov aircraft, the ESM will be transferred to Kennedy’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility. There, teams from NASA and Lockheed Martin will integrate the service module with the crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM will be used for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion. Teams with the European Space Agency and Airbus built the service module.

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct 14, 2021. Earlier in the day the ESM arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy after making the journey from the Airbus Facility in Bremen, Germany, aboard a Russian Antonov aircraft. There, teams from NASA and Lockheed Martin will integrate the service module with the crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM will be used for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion. Teams with the European Space Agency and Airbus built the service module.

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, and was offloaded. Making the journey from the Airbus Facility in Bremen, Germany, aboard a Russian Antonov aircraft, the ESM will be transferred to Kennedy’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility. There, teams from NASA and Lockheed Martin will integrate the service module with the crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM will be used for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion. Teams with the European Space Agency and Airbus built the service module.

The European Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, and was offloaded. Making the journey from the Airbus Facility in Bremen, Germany, aboard a Russian Antonov aircraft, the ESM will be transferred to Kennedy’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility. There, teams from NASA and Lockheed Martin will integrate the service module with the crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM will be used for Artemis II, the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion. Teams with the European Space Agency and Airbus built the service module.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson adds his signature to an Artemis banner inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building during a visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 27, 2021. While at the O&C, Nelson had the opportunity to view some of the flight hardware for Artemis II – the first test flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft with crew on board. Through Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, as well as establish a sustainable presence on and around the Moon.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, center, tours the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay during a visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 27, 2021. While at the O&C, Nelson had the opportunity to view some of the flight hardware for Artemis II – the first test flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft with crew on board. Through Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, as well as establish a sustainable presence on and around the Moon.

The European-built Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Artemis II mission is on a work stand inside a clean room inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 12, 2022. Teams from NASA, Lockheed Martin, the European Space Agency and Airbus will prepare the service module to be integrated with the Orion crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM for Artemis II will be the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion.

The European-built Service Module (ESM) for NASA’s Artemis II mission is on a work stand inside a clean room inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 12, 2022. Teams from NASA, Lockheed Martin, the European Space Agency and Airbus will prepare the service module to be integrated with the Orion crew module adapter and crew module, already housed in the facility. The powerhouse that will fuel and propel Orion in space, the ESM for Artemis II will be the first Artemis mission flying crew aboard Orion.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

Shown is an overhead view of three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels fitted onto Orion’s European Service Module (ESM) on Oct. 13, 2020, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The panels were inspected and moved into place for installation by technicians with Lockheed Martin. Recently, teams from across the globe installed the four solar array wings, which are housed inside the protective covering of the fairings. Once secured, they will encapsulate the ESM to protect it from harsh environments such as heat, wind, and acoustics as the spacecraft is propelled out of Earth’s atmosphere atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during NASA’s Artemis I mission.

View of O&C Building Altitude Chambers

View of O&C Building Altitude Chambers

View of O&C Building Altitude Chambers