Starting in June, the four astronauts will begin to familiarize themselves with the Orion capsule and the SLS rocket.
this week. NASA astronauts Victor Glover, who will serve as pilot for the mission, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will receive “detailed lessons” on the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket, according to the space agency.
The training will take place at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas where the space agency has an Orion simulator and a mockup of the crew module.Spacesuit engineers demonstrate activities inside a mockup of the Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
traveling back through Earth’s atmosphere before finally splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. They will also practice using Orion’s crew displays, vehicle controls, and audio and imagery systems.Aside from learning how to operate the spacecraft, the crew will also be prepped for water survival and emergency exit operations, and practice how to use the medical devices on board, and Orion’s life support systems.
the Moon and back. This crew will not land on the lunar surface, but will instead travel to the far side of the Moon at a distance of about 230,000 miles “The crew of our Artemis II test flight will pave the way for the incredible science at the forefront of all of our future crewed missions,” NASA Deputy
Administrator Pam Melroy said in a statement. “Their flight test expertise and personal bravery as they journey to the Moon will enable the next big step in our Moon to Mars strategy.”
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