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The mobile launcher for the Artemis I mission, atop crawler-transporter 2, arrives at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 30, 2020.
Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, to discuss progress toward the launch of the agencys uncrewed Artemis I mission.
Audio of the teleconference will stream live online at:
The agency will roll the combined Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida for testing no earlier than March 2022. While the teams are not working any major issues, NASA has added additional time to complete closeout activities inside the VAB prior to rolling the rocket out for the first time.
Participating in the briefing are:
- Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems program manager, Kennedy
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager, NASA Headquarters
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