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Transcript/ScriptArtemis 1 Mission End
HEADLINE:
NASA Hails Successful Conclusion of Artemis 1 Mission
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PUBLISHED AT: 12/12/2022 at 5:11 pm
BYLINE: Kane Farabaugh
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DATELINE: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
VIDEOGRAPHER: Kane Farabaugh, Adam Greenbaum
PRODUCER: Kane Farabaugh
SCRIPT EDITORS: Bowman, MAS
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, NASA,
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EDITOR NOTES: Mandatory Courtesy NASA at: 00:11-00:18, 00:24-00:27, 00:31-00:37, 00:42-00:47, 01:13-01:28, 01:32-01:48, 02:09-02:13))
((INTRODUCTION))
[[On the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 17 mission – the last to land astronauts to the lunar surface – the agency’s Artemis 1 Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, ending a 26-day test flight of NASA’s next generation system designed to take people back to the moon. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more. ]]
((Shanna DeLeon, Orion Program Office Software Manager))
07:26:46 “This is the largest mission that NASA has taken on…”
((NARRATOR))
As it traveled farther than any craft designed to carry people, NASA’s staff watched intently as volumes of data streamed back from Artemis 1’s uncrewed Orion capsule.
((Shanna DeLeon, Orion Program Office Software Manager))
07:28:48 “Thermal analysis. Vibe acoustic.”
((Kirstyn Johnson, Orion Crew Survival Systems Project))
08:11:53 “Analyzing the data from the Orion seat to understand the dynamic response to having the mannequin in there.”
((Branelle Rodriguez, Orion Program Integration Manager))
06:45:46 “We want to make sure the spacecraft is set up for those challenges – radiation, things like that.”
((NARRATOR))
The Orion capsule’s 26-day journey, carrying three mannequins tens of thousands of kilometers beyond the moon, tested NASA’s ability to one day carry astronauts like Victor Glover in a craft where the crew won’t have much independent control.
((Victor J. Glover, NASA Astronaut))
“The maneuvers it's going to do are so complicated that for me to have manual control throughout the entire regime of flight actually adds risk that that we aren't necessarily trying to buy off on.”
((Shanna DeLeon, Orion Program Office Software Manager))
07:29:19 “Astronauts will be on board, they will monitor all their systems, they will have 60 plus displays that show everything on the vehicle and provide telemetry and command interface to the vehicle, but automation in the background will be operating the mission in its entirety.”
((NARRATOR))
NASA’s Shanna DeLeon, a veteran of the Space Shuttle program, is part of the team working on new and very different technology from that used by the last astronauts to reach the moon.
((Shanna DeLeon, Orion Program Office Software Manager))
07:28:10 “It’s very different than the Apollo era of capsule where you had switch throws and multiple astronauts, and you called the astronauts to make actions that would operate the vehicle. Artemis is automated - it’s a software driven vehicle, it’s a data driven vehicle that will automate everything from takeoff through splashdown.”
((NARRATOR))
NASA officials expressed confidence in Orion’s overall performance – despite some minor technical glitches.
((NATURAL SOUND))
The agency must now sort through the collected data in preparation for the next step – Artemis 2, the first crewed mission to return to orbit the moon, scheduled for 2024.
((Branelle Rodriguez, Orion Program Integration Manager))
06:47:02 “All the data we get is a success. And that’s the important thing, to go off and test that out so we can buy down that risk for Artemis 2.”
((NARRATOR))
While Space X is also working on a new rocket system to reach the moon to assist in NASA’s long-term goals, Program Integration Manager Branelle Rodriguez says the Orion capsule is NASA’s craft of choice for the foreseeable future.
((Branelle Rodriguez, Orion Program Integration Manager))
06:45:07 “This isn’t just this test flight – this is the start of a fantastic campaign that is going to extend our exploration.”
((NARRATOR))
While NASA knows how it will get crews back to the moon, who will go first is not yet decided, though 18 astronauts are on the short list. NASA’s priority is sending the first woman and the first person of color to the moon’s south pole no earlier than 2025.
Kane Farabaugh, VOA News,
Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Embargo DateDecember 12, 2022 18:00 EST
BylineKane Farabaugh, VOA News,
Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
