Space Launch System to undergo major test at
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Artemis Program aims to land the first woman and
the first person of color on the moon
NASA's first Artemis mission in new deep space
human exploration program
DALLAS, March 21,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs (NYSE:J) team
supported NASA rolling out the Artemis I rocket from the Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in
preparation of final prelaunch tests of the Space Launch System
(SLS). Artemis I, a flight test of the most powerful rocket NASA
has ever built, will be the first mission in NASA's new deep space
human exploration program, which aims to land the first woman and
the first person of color on the moon and establish sustainable
exploration in preparation for missions to Mars.
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While at the pad, NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and
Jacobs teams will conduct the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), which
involves filling the SLS core stage with cryogenic fuel and
monitoring thousands of sensors and special instruments of the
ground and flight hardware systems to capture performance data. The
launch control team will conduct a full launch countdown during
WDR, taking the count down to just seconds before
liftoff.
"This is the final test of the systems before we launch Artemis
I where the uncrewed Orion capsule will travel further from Earth
than any human spacecraft has ever gone," said Jacobs Executive
Vice President and President of Critical Mission Solutions
Steve Arnette. "Watching the
322-foot rocket stack roll out of the VAB was a thrilling moment
for our team, who are committed to providing integrated solutions
in support of the agency's mission and the nation's space program.
Jacobs' employees at multiple NASA centers, along with their NASA
and industry counterparts, have been steadily working – despite the
ongoing challenges of the pandemic – toward this goal, and this
final milestone signifies that the launch is within
sight."
Following the WDR, the team at KSC will roll the entire
skyscraper-sized stack atop the mobile launcher back to the iconic
VAB.
As the Artemis prime contractor at KSC for NASA's EGS program,
Jacobs is responsible for receiving all SLS and Orion flight
hardware, assembling and integrating all the components, conducting
final test and checkout, transporting the vehicle to the pad, then
helping to launch it on the mission.
Jacobs is prime contractor for NASA's Test and Operations
Support Contract at KSC, and was recently named Large Business
Prime Contractor of the Year. As NASA's largest services
contractor, Jacobs is a provider and integrator of full lifecycle
aerospace capability, including design and construction; base,
mission and launch operations; sustaining capital maintenance;
secure and intelligent asset management; and development,
modification, and testing processes for fixed assets supporting
national government, military, defense and NASA, as well as
commercial space companies.
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