Artemis I Simulations Ramp Up for the Countdown (nasa.gov)
Jul 14, 2021
By Danielle Sempsrott
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
NASA is gearing up for Artemis I – the inaugural flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft as an integrated system, setting the stage for crewed flights to the Moon – and part of that involves rehearsing all aspects of the launch countdown. Over the last few years, teams with the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and contractor companies at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have worked through multiple launch simulations, and now, those teams are kicking it up a notch.
On July 8, engineers and test directors from Kennedy, Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama came together to perform the first joint launch countdown simulation for Artemis I.
“There are a lot of details to think about, between making sure all of the data paths are set up, all of the voice loops are configured correctly, and the big-picture coordination of making sure everybody’s on the same page,” said Wes Mosedale, technical assistant to the Artemis I launch director. “It’s a lot more involved, but it’s also exciting because we’re getting to the point where are configured just like we will be on launch day.”
Earlier simulations involved Kennedy teams performing their own, local training exercises that introduced fictional but realistic problems for engineers to discover and work through. Now, as NASA gets closer to launch, the three centers will rehearse all aspects of the launch countdown together.
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more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/artemis-i-simulations-ramp-up-for-the-countdown
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