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Artemis I Launch Countdown Commences, Briefing Set for 11 a.m. EDT – Artemis [1]

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Date: 2022-08-27

The mission management team for Artemis I met this morning to review the status of operations and have polled “go” to proceed with the launch countdown. The countdown commenced at 10:23 a.m. EDT today, Aug. 27, after the launch team arrived at their stations in the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Throughout the day, teams will power up the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage and prepare the four RS-25 engines.

Meteorologists with Space Launch Delta 45 predict a 70% chance of favorable weather for launch on Monday, Aug. 29. The weather guidelines for NASA’s Artemis I flight test identify conditions to launch the agency’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft.

Tune in to NASA Television, the NASA app, or the agency’s website at 11 a.m. for a prelaunch media briefing. Participants include:

Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters

Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy

Judd Freiling, ascent and entry flight director, Johnson

Rick LaBrode, lead flight director, Johnson

Melissa Jones, recovery director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy

Melody Lovin, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 45

Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

Stay tuned for a briefing at 2:30 p.m. on the agency’s Moon to Mars exploration plans with the following participants:

Bill Nelson, NASA administrator

Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy

Jim Free, NASA associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate

Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate

Prasun Desai, NASA deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate

Randy Bresnik, NASA astronaut

Read more about NASA’s briefings and events coverage. NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are scheduled to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39B during a two-hour launch window that opens at 8:33 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 29.

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