Recapping the Artemis III and IV NASA update to the NAC HEO скачать в хорошем качестве

Recapping the Artemis III and IV NASA update to the NAC HEO

A final episode on the recent NASA status updates, this time about Artemis III and IV planning and preparations. NASA Exploration leadership provided an update on progress to the Human Exploration Committee of the NASA Advisory Council a week ago. In this video, I'll go through what the head of the Exploration human spaceflight directorate and the Moon to Mars office said about development and production of the Orion and SLS vehicles for Artemis III and IV. A lot of the discussion was about plans for critical propellant transfer demonstrations between two Starships in Earth orbit some time in 2025. The ability to refuel Starship vehicles in Earth orbit is foundational technology for the system, and the Starship HLS variant relies on developing the technology to enable flights to the Moon. Starship HLS will land two astronauts on the Moon for the U.S. on Artemis III and then return them to Orion in cislunar space for the flight home to Earth. NASA Exploration leadership provided an overview of the test and some of the work required not just during the demonstration tests, but work that needs to be completed on Starship flight tests before the demonstration can get started. Imagery is courtesy of NASA, except where noted. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Artemis III planning and preparations status update 06:25 Looking ahead to next year's Starship HLS propellant transfer demonstrations 09:31 NASA Administrator comments about studying alternatives to Artemis III if there are more Starship delays 11:47 Updates on Artemis IV planning and preparations 16:12 initial observations from NAC HEO committee after the briefings 17:25 Thanks for watching!