Artemis II Crew Signs NASA Moon Rocket Hardware at Marshall

Nov 28, 2023

Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen signed the Orion phase adapter for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27. The hardware is the upper part of the SLS rocket that they will release atop throughout Artemis II when the 4 astronauts inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft will venture around the Moon.

From left, Artemis II astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman sign the SLS Orion phase adapter for the Artemis II objective throughout their check out to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27.
Image credits: NASA/Charles Beason

The Orion phase adapter is a little ring structure that links NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the SLS rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion phase and completely made at Marshall. At 5 feet high and weighing 1,800 pounds, the adapter is the tiniest significant component of the SLS rocket. Throughout Artemis II, the adapter’s diaphragm will work as a barrier to avoid gases developed throughout launch from going into the spacecraft.

NASA is working to land the very first female and very first individual of color on the Moon under Artemis. SLS becomes part of NASA’s foundation for deep area expedition, together with the Orion spacecraft, advanced spacesuits and rovers, the Gateway in orbit around the Moon, and business human landing systems. SLS is the only rocket that can send out Orion, astronauts, and products to the Moon in a single objective. Through Artemis, NASA will check out more of the lunar surface area than ever previously and get ready for the next huge leap: sending out astronauts to Mars.

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