The team at
@NASAKennedy
has attached the launch abort tower to the
@NASA_Orion
spacecraft. We will attach ogive fairings to encapsulate the crew module ahead of moving the spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking atop
@NASA_SLS
.
Congrats to
@SpaceX
on their fourth test flight for
#Starship
! Lessons learned from today’s test will pave the way for the rapid reusability needed for their Human Landing System approach.
Congratulations
@SpaceX
on Starship's successful test flight this morning! We are another step closer to returning humanity to the Moon through
#Artemis
—then looking onward to Mars.
Congratulations to
@NASA_Langley
team on successful completion of
@NASA_Orion
's final water impact test. The drop test program validates computer models giving us confidence that we will bring the crew home safely after their journey around the Moon on
#Artemis
II.
The team at
@NASAKennedy
moved
@NASA_Orion
to the the Launch Abort System Facility. After the Launch Abort System is installed, we will move Orion to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking atop
@NASA_SLS
!
We're ready to move! Tonight
@NASA_Orion
will be transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building at
@NASA_Kennedy
for stacking on the
@NASA_SLS
. Building Orion is an international effort and our fairings proudly carry the signage for both
@NASA
and
@ESA
. Go
#Artemis
!
It's
#IntroduceAGirlToEngineering
day!
@NASA_Orion
wouldn’t be possible without our women engineers. Encourage girls in your life to consider a career in engineering — you will be inspiring the great innovators and problem-solvers of the next generation. 🚀🌕
What's better than one Starship? Four Starships & a Super Heavy Booster! Great visit to
@SpaceX
with Moon to Mars Program Deputy Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya. The Starship lander will ferry astronauts from
@NASA_Orion
&
@NASA_Gateway
to the surface of the Moon. 🌕🚀✨
During our recent visit to
@SpaceX
in Boca Chica, Texas with
@SenBillNelson
, Steve and I had the chance to hear an update on Starship, the human landing system that will carry the first woman to the Moon on
#Artemis
III.
Congratulations to our colleagues at
@SpaceX
on their third Starship flight test! Lessons learned from this milestone take us one step closer to returning astronauts to the lunar surface with Human Landing Systems provided by U.S. industry.
Learn more:
The team at
@NASAKennedy
started installing the ogive fairings on the
#Artemis
I
@NASA_Orion
spacecraft. The fairings protect the crew module from sound and vibration in case the abort system is activated on the pad or during ascent.
Beautiful morning at
@NASAKennedy
as we welcome the
@ESA
service module for
#Artemis
II. We're on the runway to welcome the team that flew over with the service module from Bremen.
Our
#Artemis
I
@NASA_Orion
spacecraft has arrived at the Multi-Payload Processing Facility where the
@NASAKennedy
team will fuel it for its mission around the Moon.
Congratulations to Howard Hu for being named
@NASA_Orion
program manager. With 30 years of
@NASA
experience, Howard is a great choice to lead the Orion team in returning humans to the Moon. Go
#Artemis
!
This week I also had the exciting opportunity to take the pressurized rover prototype for a spin. The next generation of roving space exploration vehicles will allow
#Artemis
astronauts to go on long excursions without the restrictions imposed by spacesuits.
.
@NASA_Orion
's mission simulator is coming together at
@NASA_Johnson
. It will be used to train astronauts for upcoming
#Artemis
missions to the Moon.
I had the pleasure of meeting
@LockheedMartin
intern Shivani, who is an Aerospace Engineering student at my alma mater,
@Illinois_Alma
. Shivani is instrumental in working plans to transfer
@NASA_Orion
manufacturing from Operations & Checkout building
@NASAKennedy
to STAR center.
Last week was busy! I started the week in Southern California to recognize our
#Artemis
I suppliers and discuss future missions with other vendors, including
@SpaceX
. With over 500 companies and 16,000 people, more people in California work on Artemis than in any other state.
The Cape Canaveral spaceport has changed so much since Apollo, but images like these will become commonplace on
@NASAKennedy
’s evolving campus as we grow the
@NASAArtemis
campaign and set the stage for crewed missions to Mars.
55 years ago today, the Apollo 11 spacecraft rolls out to Pad 39A at
@NASAKennedy
. Exactly two months later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would be standing on the Moon.
Today is the start of
@NASA
's Architecture Concept Review, where we'll gain concurrence on our Moon to Mars architecture amongst our colleagues, enabling us to work toward the same plan. This review is the first of its type that we'll conduct annually.
I’m honored to step into this role and am so proud of my friend,
@JimFree
. Thank you,
@SenBillNelson
, for the trust you’re placing in me and the privilege to guide our incredible
@NASA
workforce to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
I'm excited
@JimFree
will serve as the next associate administrator
@NASA
bringing exceptional experience to our leadership team. With Jim stepping up, we chose
@Cathy_Koerner
to be the new head of our Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate.
Onward and upward!
Exciting news - the updated
@NASAArtemis
playbook is now available! The 2023 Architecture Concept Review focused on refining & developing strategies that will lead to the first crewed missions to Mars. 🚀✨Learn more & view additional new resources below.
Yesterday was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. This rollout was only possible because of the hard work and perseverance put forth by the
#Artemis
team, and I was honored to be able to see it in action. We’re so close to our next big leap in human space exploration!
Under
#Artemis
, nations around the world will explore together and innovate for the benefit of all humanity.
We’re united with our global partners to work together for a safe, peaceful future in space.
Proud to hand the key for the completed
#Artemis
I
@NASA_Orion
to
@NASAGroundSys
Program Manager, Mike Bolger. His team will fuel our spacecraft and stack it on the
@NASA_SLS
ahead of our flight around the Moon.
Thank you
@JimFree
. I’m humbled and excited by the opportunity to help chart the course of
@NASA
’s future human space exploration efforts, taking our Astronauts to the Moon and beyond.
Five months into my role as associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development, I am excited to announce that
@Cathy_Koerner
has been named my deputy associate administrator for ESDMD. Cathy will be helping me define future human exploration architectures. (1/2)
Congrats to the
@NASA_Orion
team for successfully supporting the first
#Artemis
I simulation with the Mission Management Team. Today's simulation focused on day 16 of flight as Orion prepared to depart from distant retrograde orbit, 40,000 miles past the Moon.
.
@NASA
's Super Guppy airplane is carrying the heat shield for
#Artemis
IV
@NASA_Orion
spacecraft to
@LockheedMartin
facility in Sunnyvale, CA, where the heat shield skin will be cured in an autoclave oven before returning to Denver to be attached to titanium skeleton.
Welcome to Germany!
@ESA
service module structure which will be part of the
@NASA_Orion
spacecraft to carry the first crew to return to the lunar surface arrived at
@AirbusSpace
.
As we build Gateway — our lunar-orbiting springboard to the Moon, Mars, and beyond — the lessons we've learned over the
@Space_Station
's 25-year history are invaluable. This wisdom guides our plans.
On this historic day in 1998, the space station opened for the very first time in orbit, welcoming the STS-88 crew aboard.
Since then, 43 modules and elements have been installed and more than 270 individuals from over 20 countries and five international partners have visited.
You Are Going! 🚀
Learn all about the future of
#Artemis
with our newest children’s book, You Are Going, illustrated by one of our
@NASAInterns
Shane Tolentino.
Download a digital copy, a comprehension guide, and coloring book pages here:
Great to get out to the launch pad today with
@Cathy_Koerner
and see our
#Artemis
I vehicle up close, just a few days before its scheduled departure from Earth. The team closed the launch abort system hatch, retracted the crew access arm, and will start the countdown on Aug 27.
Happy National Intern Day!
I’m so proud of the contributions that former and current
@NASAInterns
make to
@NASAArtemis
. If you’re a young person passionate about spaceflight, I highly recommend you apply to our hands-on internship experiences:
If
@JimFree
is sharing his
#Artemis
boarding pass then you know I’m going to share mine.
Sign up now, and not only will you get this cool boarding pass, but your name will also be flown aboard the
@NASAArtemis
I flight test!
It's almost time to roll our
#Artemis
I rocket to the launchpad for testing. Join us and get a boarding pass to send your name to the Moon with Artemis.
@KathyLueders
, we need your operations team's help on our mission. Do you have your boarding pass?
During my visit to
@csa_asc
for ISECG, I saw a model of Canadarm2, the predecessor to Canadarm3. Canada’s new robotic arm will be vital to enabling sustainable human exploration of the Moon from
@NASA_Gateway
, by helping during spacewalks and deploying science instruments.
In July 2019 the
@NASA_Orion
team demonstrated our ability to save the crew if a mishap occurred during ascent. Congratulations to the
@LockheedMartin
Ascent Abort-2 team for receiving the
@AviationWeek
Program Excellence Award
Have you checked out the first edition of
@NASA
's Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway newsletter yet?
Explore the basics of
#Artemis
with
@NASASTEM
videos and lessons, plus a math challenge! Subscribe here:
Celebrating yesterday’s Pressurized Rover announcement with
@JimFree
! Together,
@NASA
and
@JAXA_en
will turn this little model into a revolutionary new capability that allows astronauts to travel farther, work longer, and explore more on the lunar surface.
I joined
@NASA
's Paul Marshall and
@LockheedMartin
's
@Hawesdoc
in Florida for the opening of the Spacecraft, Test, Assembly, and Resource (STAR) center which will be instrumental in building
@NASA_Orion
starting with spacecraft for
#Artemis
III mission.
Mark Geyer had unique gifts and talents and we’re grateful that he applied them to
@NASA_Orion
, leaving an indelible mark on our program. We can see his legacy, not only in program achievements, but in the caliber of the team he left in his wake. He will be missed.
Today
@NASA
mourns the loss of former
@NASA_Johnson
Director
@DirectorMarkG
, a leader of human spaceflight, champion of diversity & inclusion, & friend to all who knew him. I offer my deepest condolences to Jackie, his children & the entire Geyer family.
#ICYMI
Howard Hu,
@NASA_Johnson
's Orion Program Manager and fellow Star Wars fan, discusses the technologies, challenges, and committed
@NASA
workforce behind the program.
@NASA_Orion
is in good hands under Howard's leadership!
My husband and
@NASA_Johnson
deputy center director, Steve Koerner, and I had a great time on Friday at the
@NASA
Rotary Awards dinner. Congratulations to all the recipients!
One of the major products that will come out the Architecture Concept Review is our Architecture Definition Document - a document that couples the
@NASA
's Moon to Mars Objectives with functions needed and use cases.
.
@NASA
's Lakiesha Hawkins joined all 11
#Artemis
prime contractors for a history-making panel today. Artemis gives our country something to stand behind, work toward, and cheer for — and humankind will reap the benefits that come from our expansion into the solar system.
This morning, I had the opportunity to see the
#Artemis
I rocket prepped and ready to go from
@NASAKennedy
’s Vehicle Assembly Building. It’s going to be a great day!
Be sure to catch the live broadcast of the rollout today at 5 pm ET on NASA TV:
From Alaska to Florida, the 10 women and men selected for our 2021 astronaut candidate class bring an incredible range of experience—which they'll use as we explore the Moon and expand our presence in low-Earth orbit.
Meet the team:
Sometimes, the people you inspire will inspire you right back. Had the pleasure of seeing
@LibbyJackson__
at our recent Moon to Mars International workshop. I met Libby when she was 17 as part of a work shadow program at
@NASA_Johnson
and she sat down at the console next to me.
I also had the opportunity to visit
@NASA_JPL
and see
@NASASCaN
's Deep Space Network team, thanking them for all of their work to support
#Artemis
I. It was great to visit Europa Clipper and other places at JPL while I was there. Thank you
@LaurieofMars
, for having us!
As a member of the Federated Board, I am proud to share today
@NASA
is releasing its draft Moon to Mars Objectives, which will help shape our deep space exploration plans for the next 20 years.
Share your feedback on the objectives before May 31:
Congratulations to Lara, NASA's new Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility program manager. Thank you for your support as part of
@NASA_Orion
and
@NASA_Gateway
. We look forward to working with you on this next great adventure.
The Gateway is celebrating! Huge congrats to Deputy Manager Lara Kearney on her new role leading the newly created Extravehicular Activity (EVA) and Human Surface Mobility (HSM) program managed out of
@NASA_Johnson
.
More about Kearney and the new program:
Today I had the pleasure of hearing from
@NASA_Gateway
's Program Planning and Control Manager, Emma Lehnhardt, and
@NASA
Mars Architecture Lead, Michelle Rucker. Very fitting as Gateway will be critical for developing capabilities to support future Moon and Mars exploration.
Happy Anniversary to the
@NASAArtemis
Campaign!
Today we celebrate five years of progress toward sustained lunar science and exploration. These efforts are preparing us for the journey to Mars and to reap the benefits of space science and technology. 🎂🎈🎉
5 years ago today, NASA's campaign to return humans to the Moon got a new name: Artemis.
Named for the twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology,
#Artemis
is laying a foundation for sending astronauts to explore Mars and beyond.
Then, I traveled to
@NASA_Johnson
to see our 3D-printed Mars analog habitat, CHAPEA and learned about their upcoming year-long mission with four volunteers from Principal Investigator Grace Douglas. We'll study how cognitive behavior around food affects health and performance.
Great to see Dr. Jeff Ahrstrom, CEO of Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc. at the
#Artemis
Supplier’s Conference.
I look forward to visiting my home state of Illinois to thank the team in
@CityofRockford
that builds major components of the
@NASA_Orion
crew module.
What an honor to be named one of America's top employers for women. I can attest that
@NASA
has challenged me to be my best at every juncture in my career. All along, I've been surrounded by the nation's most talented women in human spaceflight. More:
Now days away from the 20th anniversary of the Columbia accident, today, we remember the explorers whose lives were lost in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for all humanity. Honored to pay tribute to these fallen heroes at
@NASAKennedy
this morning.
#NASARemembers
Our annual Architecture Concept Review is a forum for spirited debate, cross-directorate collaboration, and celebration of shared progress toward our Moon to Mars objectives. The long journey to Mars begins here, with decisions made in this room.
With this selection of the vendors who will provide spacewalk system services for
@Space_Station
and
@NASAArtemis
we now have all the elements needed to land the first woman on the Moon under contract.
Today’s spacesuit announcement furthers our partnership with American industry to efficiently advance technology that will enable our long-term presence at the Moon under
#Artemis
. Congratulations to the vendors! More:
Lastly, we said farewell to our executive officer, Amelia Batcha, as she returns to
@NASA_Johnson
. The executive officer position is a one-year development opportunity for rising stars to get Headquarters exposure. Excited for the all great things she'll accomplish in her career.
Our architecture is open and will evolve over time as we prioritize objectives and review the available tradespace. I'm looking forward to the discussions we'll have over the next few days as we progress through the review.
The
@NASA_SLS
core stage has arrived at
@NASAKennedy
! This powerful SLS rocket will propel
@NASA_Artemis
astronauts around the Moon and back for the first time since Apollo. 🚀👩🚀🌖
This
@JAXA_en
collaboration continues a decades-long relationship with
@NASA
. Together we’ve realized incredible crewed science and tech on
@Space_Station
and will soon do the same in lunar orbit and on the Moon’s surface.
More on the Pressurized Rover:
When great nations work together, we extend our reach into the stars.
Today,
@POTUS
and
@kishida230
announced the next chapter in the U.S.-Japan lunar partnership. Together, our astronauts will cover ground we’ve never covered before.
Good discussion on day two of our Architecture Concept Review. This first review is about getting our process down, ensuring we reach consensus as an agency on how we'll define the architecture.
Congratulations to
@v_wyche
on receiving this year's
@BAHEP
Quasar Award for economic development excellence. Your leadership of
@NASA_Johnson
is creating economic growth for the Houston-area in science and technology. It was an honor to celebrate you and your accomplishments.
It's an honor to lead this critical review as we fine-tune this process. Key products will come out of this review over the next few months, including a comprehensive architecture definition document and white papers that show our work.
Today, we discussed the review's success criteria and our exploration strategy. Our architecture is driven by
@NASA
's Moon to Mars objectives, with an emphasis to conduct science at the Moon and test the systems and technologies needed to send humans to Mars.
Honored to speak alongside other
@NASA
leaders at Space Symposium — especially on a panel moderated by my former and current boss,
@JimFree
. 😀
Our return to the Moon will be a whole-of-NASA endeavor, requiring hard work and innovation across disciplines and directorates.
We continue to reveal the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Class of 2022. Next: Mark Geyer, who had a distinguished 30-year career at
@NASA
providing strategic direction for all aspects of human spaceflight missions, including the establishment of the ISS and the Orion program.
What a great day at the
@JAXA_en
Space Exploration Symposium where I was able to share the stage with
@NASAScienceAA
to present how exploration enables science and science enables exploration for
#Artemis
.
Welcome to the
#Artemis
Accords, Switzerland 🇨🇭
With their addition, Switzerland becomes the 37th country to commit to peaceful exploration of space as we look ahead to the Moon and beyond.
I'm proud that Vanessa Wyche and Janet Petro will lead
@NASA_Johnson
and
@NASAKennedy
.
Both are exceptional leaders who will help propel NASA forward as we embark on a new era of exploration – starting with the Artemis I launch to the Moon this year!
This week I was honored to speak at
#VonBraun2022
and have the opportunity to discuss the future of
@NASAArtemis
.
Under Artemis, we aim to build a long-term presence at the Moon, and everything that we can learn there will feed forward to Mars.
Conversations with international partners at this year's Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop have made for a truly enriching day. Today's gathering is key for collaboration within the international deep space human exploration community. Thank you to all who joined! 🚀
Reflecting on
#Artemis
I's historic launch, I am excited and inspired by our renewed commitment to the collaborative exploration of space. With Artemis II on the horizon, I am grateful for the shoulders we stand on and look forward to inspiring the next generation of explorers.
Artemis I set records, exceeded expectations, and established new baselines for humans in deep space, demonstrating our ability to go farther and faster than ever before.
View the story of Artemis I here:
Welcome to the
#Artemis
Accords, Lithuania 🇱🇹
Lithuania became the 40th country to commit to the peaceful and safe exploration of space as we look ahead to the Moon, Mars, and beyond:
Last week, I visited
@NASAGoddard
with
@SenBillNelson
and
@Astro_Pam
for an employee town hall. We discussed the latest on our Moon to Mars objectives and how we are creating an exploration architecture that includes many of Goddard's science and technology activities.
Please join me in welcoming Greece to the
@NASA
#Artemis
Accords! 🇬🇷 NASA welcomes all who share our vision to join us on our journey back to the Moon and beyond so that the next steps humanity takes will be safe, peaceful, & prosperous. Welcome, Greece! 🌕🚀✨