Two technicians at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans stand around one of the four RS-25 engines on the core stage of the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Sept. 8, 2023. The RS-25 engine test looks like a bell-shaped nozzle attached to a network of pipes. The engine is being held by the horizontal engine installer so it looks like it's lying on its side. The RS-25 engine is about the size of a large pickup truck. The technicians are wearing hard hats and safety harnesses.
Credit: NASA/Michael Democker
NASA will host a virtual webinar at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, titled "The RS-25 Engine and the Future of Artemis Missions: An Accessible Webinar for the Blind and Low-Vision Community." This webinar is open to the public, however it is tailored specifically for a blind and low-vision audience.
The webinar will last about two hours and include an audio-described video of an RS-25 engine test, a Q&A session with an Artemis engineer, and a panel about accessibility in space and science. The event will be hosted on the Zoom platform.
Participants in the session include:
- Dr. Kimberly Arcand, visualization scientist, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Josh Greiner, test director, NASA's Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
- Dr. Craig Moore, materials engineer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama
- Dr. Robert Shelton, lead simulation engineer, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston
- Christine Malec, freelance writer and consultant
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