NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 29, to discuss the upcoming final major test with the agencys Mega Moon rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.
The test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, is planned for Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3, on Launch Pad 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the test, engineers will demonstrate the ability to conduct a full launch countdown at the pad, including loading and draining cryogenic, or supercold, propellants into the Artemis I rocket.
Teleconference participants include:
- Tom Whitmeyer, associate administrator for common exploration systems development, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, NASA Exploration Ground Systems program, NASA Kennedy
- John Honeycutt, manager, Space Launch System program, NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama
- Howard Hu, manager, Orion program, NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
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