JAKARTA The development of the Orion spacecraft has entered its next stage. The spacecraft, which will be used in this manned Artemis II mission, has NASA removed it from the assembly facility.
Previously, this aircraft was in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Examination Facility at the Kennedy Space Center. However, on May 5, Orion began to be transferred to the Multicharge Processing Facility to refuel.
"Seeing the Orion spacecraft leaving the Operations and Examination building towards the Multicharge Processing Facility reflects the months-long hard work, dedication, collaboration, and innovation of the entire team," said NASA's Orion Program Manager Howard Hu.
Howard explained that the transfer of this aircraft shows the success of Orion's development. NASA has completed several stages of assembly and is nearing its launch stage to lunar orbit through the next Artemis mission.
"The Orion team is proud to hand over space probes of space exploration in the first deemed manned in more than 50 years to the Exploration Ground Systems for refueling and buildup for our next mission to the Moon," Howard said.
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While in the Multi-Muatan Processing Facility, technicians will load Orion propellants, high-pressure gases, cooling liquids, and other fluids that aircraft and crew need while maneuvering in space.
The spacecraft is refueled remotely, to be precise from the Launch Control Center due to dangerous propellant loading. After refueling is complete, the Artemis II crew will conduct an equipment interface test.
During the test, they will wear the Orion Crew Survival System spacesuit. The crew will also enter the spacecraft to ascertain whether all the equipment needed has been operating properly.
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