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Topic: [Discuss] Artemis III (Orion/Starship HLS)
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-27-2022 08:47 PM
   
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Originally posted by 328KF:
...as if this is a requirement?
Because until this past week, NASA was never clear about the issue, so most in the press (myself included) assumed there was a requirement. On Friday (Aug. 19), during an Artemis briefing, Marcia Dunn with the Associated Press asked, "I know you mentioned the first woman is going to be on this crew, but we also keep hearing about the first person of color. Is that a requirement for the first landing crew? Is it a desire? Or it is TBD?" Mark Kirasich, NASA's deputy associate administrator for the Artemis Campaign Development Division, replied: So we know on the first mission, we're going to land a woman, and whether or not that woman will be a person of color or either of the two crew members will be a person of color, that's not a mandatory requirement for the first mission. It could happen. It could be one of the subsequent missions. |
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Member Posts: 1354
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 08-27-2022 08:56 PM
I am getting a bit confused. With Artemis III using SpaceX's Human Landing System, will all four crew members land on the Moon, or will it be a lesser number. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53569
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-27-2022 09:13 PM
On all currently planned Artemis missions, two crew members will stay in orbit aboard Orion or, once deployed, Gateway, and two will descend to the surface. Eventually, once there is some type of architecture on the lunar surface (more than a lunar terrain vehicle), it's possible all four astronauts will land. |
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Member Posts: 1354
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 01-30-2023 01:42 PM
Is a crew position on the Artemis III mission "reserved" for a Canadian or ESA astronaut?Just curious. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53569
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-30-2023 01:58 PM
As of now, the Artemis III crew is expected to be all U.S. astronauts. |
Spaceflyer
Member Posts: 221
From: Nauheim, Germany
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 01-31-2023 02:49 AM
ESA astronauts will fly on Artemis IV, V and VI. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1769
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 04-03-2023 12:45 PM
With the Artemis II now known, I suspect this means Randolph Bresnik will command Artemis III and land on the moon with... Anne McClain with her helicopter experience? |
Jim Behling
Member Posts: 1953
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 04-03-2023 12:47 PM
Helicopter experience will not be needed. It will be automated like the Dragon spacecraft. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1769
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 04-03-2023 12:48 PM
Numerous NASA astronauts have been undergoing helicopter training specifically for that purpose. I've seen social media posts directly from astronauts including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jessica Meir, and just a couple of days ago Raja Chari and Stan Love, about helicopter training in preparation for Artemis. I realize they won't be landing hands-on but apparently NASA considers that skill beneficial to a lunar landing assignment. It would follow that at least for the first landing they would have at least one crewmember with extensive helicopter experience. McClain fits the bill. Again, speculation... |
YankeeClipper61
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Registered: Jan 2016
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posted 04-04-2023 01:21 PM
Speaking of landing...How's the development of the new lander coming? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53569
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-07-2023 04:24 PM
See the updates under the SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy discussion thread. SpaceX is focusing on first getting its launch architecture flying before developing HLS-specific hardware. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5412
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-09-2023 11:26 AM
Shocker (not): NASA's Artemis III mission might not involve a crewed landing. Jim Free, the space agency's associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, told reporters in a briefing that certain key elements would have to be in place — notably the landing system that is being developed by SpaceX.Should that not be ready on time, "We may end up flying a different mission," he said. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53569
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-09-2024 12:45 PM
NASA today confirmed that the first crewed landing will take place on Artemis III, but has re-targeted the mission to September 2026. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5412
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-10-2024 02:36 AM
Blue Origin has an opportunity to up its game; set the conditions for a subsequent decision to modify the flight test regime so that it preempts Starship as that HLS development continues to further slip right beyond 2026. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53569
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-11-2024 04:41 PM
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Originally posted by YankeeClipper61:
Speaking of landing...
According to today's FY 2025 NASA budget request, both the uncrewed demonstration of SpaceX's Starship HLS and the Artemis II crewed lunar landing at now both targeted for 2026. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53569
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-05-2024 12:18 PM
Per NASA Administrator Bill Nelson today: Assuming the SpaceX lander is ready, we plan to launch Artemis III in mid-2027. |
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